"Two reporters were killed and several were wounded Tuesday [Dec. 24, 2024] in a gang attack in Haiti on the reopening of Port-au-Prince's biggest public hospital, the country's online media association said. A police officer was also killed in the attack. Street gangs forced the closure of the General Hospital early this year and authorities […]
"Independent journalist José Luis Tan Estrada recently left Cuba after facing years of harassment, surveillance and threats by the island's authorities. 'I left under extreme conditions. State Security forced me to leave Cuba,' the reporter told Martí Noticias." Read original article (in Spanish)
"Authorities from the State Attorney General's Office (FGE, for its initials in Spanish) opened an investigation after unknown individuals left a narcomanta [a banner with intimidating messages that drug traffickers usually leave in public places] on public roads in the city of Tijuana, Baja California, with mention of newspapers and the well-known weekly Zeta. [...] […]
"A journalist, whose name is omitted for security reasons, from the sports media outlet Mediotiempo, was the victim of multiple attacks during his coverage of Liga MX soccer on Dec. 8. Among the attacks documented by ARTICLE 19 are physical attacks by directors of the Cruz Azul Soccer Club and security personnel at the venue, […]
"On Thursday [Dec. 19], State Security agents arbitrarily detained the director of the magazine La Hora de Cuba, Henry Constantín. The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) demanded the immediate release of Constantin, who is its regional vice president for Cuba and also requested the end of the persecution against independent journalists working on the island." Read […]
"Alejandro Gertz Manero, head of Mexico's Attorney General's Office, confirmed on Dec. 17, 2024, that he will request the extradition to Mexico of Dámaso López Serrano, also known as 'Mini Lic', from the U.S. government, for being suspected to be the mastermind behind the murder of journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas. Valdez was co-founder of the […]
"The Administrative Court of Cundinamarca, in Colombia, admitted a lawsuit filed by the Foundation for the Rule of Law against President Gustavo Petro 'for violation of freedom of expression, press and access to information'. The popular action questions the way in which the president incurs in 'dangerous accusations and generalizations against the media and journalists […]
"Ensuring a safe environment for journalists remains a critical challenge for Latin America's democracies. Since 2000, at least 338 journalists have been killed in the region, highlighting the urgent need for protection mechanisms to counter systemic violence. In a new report, Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its initials in French) analyzed journalist protection programs in […]
"The situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate at an alarming rate. Gang violence has reached unsustainable levels, endangering not only the lives of civilians but also the media's ability to report on the horrors in the country. [...] The press, essential to documenting the crisis and mobilizing international action, is now stymied by gang violence […]
“Organizations Article 19 - Office for Mexico and Central America, and Comunicación e Información de la Mujer A.C. (CIMAC) make an urgent call to the authorities of the federal government [of Mexico] and the state of Morelos to safeguard the life and integrity of Yohali Reséndiz, writer and independent journalist, who was the victim of […]
"Sports journalist Marion Reimers obtained a 'historic' resolution from a judge that orders the federal mechanism for the protection of journalists to immediately give her protection measures against the digital violence that she has faced for 15 years as a sports communicator, the soccer commentator and her legal team announced this Thursday [Dec. 7]. 'There […]
"Noé Zavaleta, a journalist from Veracruz [Mexico] was abducted around 1:00 a.m. this Wednesday [Dec. 4] in Guadalajara, but he was released three hours later when confusion about his identity was clarified, reported journalist Ricardo Ravelo. [...] Ricardo Ravelo reported around 6:00 a.m. this Wednesday that Noé Zavaleta was released after the criminal group that […]