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Violence Against Journalists

Cameraman threatened while reporting on shooting in Salvador, Brazil

"Cameraman Rildo de Jesus, from TV Bahia, was threatened live on Monday (11) while covering the damage to properties and vehicles caused by a shooting in the Chapada do Rio Vermelho neighborhood, in the Complexo do Nordeste de Amaralina, in Salvador. During the Bahia Meio Dia news program, Rildo was showing the area after clashes […]

Inter-American court to address case of murdered Paraguayan journalist during next session

"The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (I/A Court HR) announced this Monday [Aug 11] that it will hold its 180th regular session in Paraguay from Sept. 22 to 26, where it will hear cases from the host country, as well as from Peru, Brazil, and Argentina. [...] the Costa Rican judge [Nancy Hernández] said that […]

Brazilian congressman grabs reporter by neck during interview

"Abraji repudiates an incident that occurred on Wednesday, Aug. 6, in which Congressman Paulo Bilynskyj intimidated and even grabbed journalist Guga Noblat, from ICL Notícias, by the neck, right in the corridors of the Chamber of Deputies, in Brasília. This is unacceptable behavior for any citizen and, even more so, for those who represent or […]

Local journalists covering environmental issues in Guatemala are at high risk, NGOs report

"Journalism in Guatemala is increasingly criminalized and lacks protection, and local reporters covering environmental issues face the greatest risks. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on President Bernardo Arévalo to ensure safe working conditions for these reporters — especially those from indigenous communities. Together with partner organizations, RSF has put forward recommendations to the Guatemalan State, […]

TV crew suffers attempted robbery during live broadcast in Córdoba, Argentina

A journalist and a cameraman were victims of an attempted robbery while broadcasting live in Córdoba, Argentina. The incident occurred on the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 4, when a thief on a motorcycle—known locally as a “motochorro”—attempted to steal their equipment. Journalist Sofía Pérez D'Abreu and cameraman Beto Pereyra, from the channel C5N, were south […]

Anonymous banners in Honduras label journalists ‘hitmen of truth’

"Banners accusing Honduran journalists of spreading misinformation and opposing the 2025 general elections appeared in public areas of Tegucigalpa this week, sparking concern among press freedom advocates. The banners, signed by the self-identified Honduran Popular Movement, read: “The hitmen of truth, weapons of mass disinformation, do not want elections to take place.” The images featured […]

Salvadoran Journalists Association records 314 attacks on press professionals to date in 2025

"The Monitoring Center of the Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, for its acronym in Spanish) recorded a total of 314 attacks on journalists between Jan. 1 and July 14, 2025, with May being the month with the most violations, with 91. The figures are cause for concern in the context of Journalists' Day, […]

GloboNews journalist verbally attacked in store in Brazil

"Journalist Leilane Neubarth, 66, was verbally attacked by a woman while shopping in a store on Tuesday (July 29). She recorded the incident with her cell phone, shared the video on her Instagram profile, and claimed she only caught the final part of the woman's speech. In the footage, the attacker can be seen saying […]

Journalism team attacked while covering accident in Salvador, Brazil

"A journalism team from Record Bahia was attacked on Friday morning (July 25), while covering an accident involving a car and a motorcycle, on Avenida Anita Garibaldi, one of the main streets in Salvador [Brazil]. The incident occurred live during the "Bahia no Ar" program and involved reporter Mateus Borges and cameraman Tarcísio Lima. The […]

Mexico sees 23% rise in journalist protection requests, but most are denied

"In May 2025, the Mexican government's Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists recorded an increase in applications from journalists, rising from 26 in May 2024 to 32 in the same month this year. This represented an increase of six cases, equivalent to a 23% increase over the previous year. However, of those 32 […]

TV reporter shot in eastern Ecuador

"On the night of Friday, July 25, Marcelo Ruiz, a correspondent for TC Televisión network in [the Ecuadorian province of] Manabí, was the victim of an armed attack. The journalist was driving along the Portoviejo–Santa Ana road. According to preliminary information, another vehicle intercepted the journalist near El Guabito neighborhood. Several shots were fired at […]

Colombian government admits failure to protect El Espectador journalists killed in 1991

"On Friday [July 25], the Colombian government publicly acknowledged its international responsibility for failing to protect journalists Julio Daniel Chaparro and Jorge Enrique Torres, from the newspaper El Espectador, who were killed 34 years ago in the town of Segovia, in the department of Antioquia [in Colombia]. Chaparro, a 29-year-old reporter and poet, and Torres, […]