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Violence Against Journalists

Haitian journalist threatened over article about Reuters reporters’ gifts to gang leader

"The Committee to Protect Journalists is disturbed by threats made against journalist Widlore Mérancourt by Haitian gang leader Jimmy 'Barbecue' Cherizier over his article about a Reuters journalist giving Cherizier gifts of balaclavas, alcohol, and cigarettes. 'We are very concerned about the threats made against AyiboPost’s editor-in-chief Widlore Mérancourt by the Haitian gang leader Jimmy 'Barbecue' […]

Eight former Colombian intelligence officials convicted for torture of journalist Claudia Duque

“[On Sept. 26,] the 10th Criminal Court of Bogotá sentenced the former director of intelligence of Colombia's now-defunct Administrative Department of Security (DAS, for its acronym in Spanish), Enrique Alberto Ariza Rivas, to 12.5 years in prison for the crime of aggravated torture. In the first instance, the Court found him responsible for the persecution […]

Rio de Janeiro public prosecutor's office accuses deputy of being mastermind behind murder of journalist Robson Giorno in 2019

"The public prosecutor's office has denounced state deputy Renato Machado as the person who ordered the death of journalist Robson Giorno in 2019. According to Gaeco [a unit against organized crime], Machado 'was the person who ordered the murder, planning, determining and directing the criminal activity'. There are also other accusations from the public prosecutor's […]

IACHR grants precautionary measures to Colombian journalist William Stiven Rojas Rincon

"On Sept. 19, 2024, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued Resolution 65/2024, granting precautionary measures in favor of William Stiven Rojas Rincon and his family, considering that they are in a serious and urgent situation of risk of irreparable damage to their rights in Colombia. According to the request, the beneficiary is a […]

Journalist’s home in Mexican tourist destination Cozumel targeted by gunfire following death threats

“The house of Silvia Peraza Azueta, journalist and manager of the online news portal Código Rojo Quintana Roo, was shot at after she filed a report about threats with the state attorney general. At 12:32 a.m. on Tuesday, September 24, the journalist posted a message on the portal’s Facebook page, reporting the attack on her […]

Human rights observatory reports 82 cases of violations against journalists in Bolivia

“Bolivia has seen some 82 cases of press freedom violations between January and September 2024, including a recent aggression suffered by journalists covering the march of sectors supporting former president Evo Morales, as denounced on Sept. 19 by the Observatory of Human Rights Defenders of the UNITAS Network. Of the total number, the 'most frequent' […]

Colombian journalist charged with simulating threats to obtain protection

“The prosecutor's office accused Freisman Yesid Toro Meléndez, a journalist from the city of Cali in Colombia, of having simulated threats against his life to maintain the security benefits granted by the National Protection Unit. The events occurred on Sept. 28, 2014, when, according to the investigating entity, the communicator created an email from which […]

Peruvian court orders lifting of communications secrecy for journalist Paola Ugaz

Following a court decision as part of the lawsuits brought against her by the Peruvian Attorney General's Office, the secrecy of Peruvian journalist Paola Ugaz's communications was lifted, according to the Spanish newspaper ABC, of which Ugaz is a correspondent in Lima. The Peruvian court requested from Ugaz's telephone operator all the records of her […]

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In Bolivia, protesters attack one journalist, censor another

Two journalists were assaulted during protests involving followers of former president Evo Morales and current president Luis Arce on Tuesday, September 17. The protests escalated into clashes in the community of Vila Vila. A reporter from Cadena A in Oruro was brutally beaten, while another from SEO TV was forced to cut his live broadcast, […]

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Venezuelan journalist leaves country and denounces 'judicial terrorism'

“Reporter Jesús Medina Ezaine left Venezuela this Sunday, Sept. 15, alleging that the measure of complete freedom he received after a six-year trial will be revoked. Medina Ezaine recorded a video from Colombia, on the border with our country, in which he accuses Judge Shirley Páez; Attorney General Tarek William Saab and Minister of Interior […]

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Reporter's son found alive in Mexico after being abducted by armed group

“David Eduardo Martínez Meraz, son of journalist Ernesto Martínez Meraz, was found alive hours after being abducted on Monday [Sept. 16] in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. According to Los Noticieristas, the police reporter confirmed that his son was found safe and sound and that it was apparently a confusion. He also thanked the citizens who collaborated […]

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Mexican journalist announces indefinite retirement following harassment and threats

Mexican journalist Humberto Padgett was the victim of an armed robbery on Friday, Sept. 13 in the municipality of Cuitzeo, in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. Four unknown individuals pointed long guns at the journalist and took his vehicle, IDs and work equipment, the freedom of expression organization Artículo 19 reported in a thread on […]