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Violence Against Journalists

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Article 19 demands justice for 156 journalists murdered in Mexico

"As part of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the organization Article 19 demanded justice for the 156 journalists murdered in Mexico in the last 22 years. Of those, Guerrero ranks second among the states of the country with more journalists murdered and, according to their tally, 17 journalists have been […]

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Press organizations denounce 'brutal attack' on Bolivian journalist

"Journalist Mario Rocabado, of the Unitel television network, was in the municipality of La Guardia, neighboring the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia when a group that supports the census strike tried to unblock one of the several points that pro-government groups have cut off, which has prevented the passage of fuel and food to that […]

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Brazil: Abraji condemns aggressions and harassment of journalists in different parts of the country

"In the context of anti-democratic protests organized by supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), who defeated in these elections, several press professionals - among reporters, cameramen and photographers - have denounced harassment and attacks aimed at preventing journalistic coverage. In different parts of the country, protesters have been blocking roads since last Mon. Oct. 31, […]

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RSF and Propuesta Cívica file complaints against Mexico with the UN over disappearances of journalists

“Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and its Mexican partner organization Propuesta Cívica will lodge complaints against Mexico with the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva on Nov. 2,  the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The complaints will be the first of their kind to be filed against the Mexican state before […]

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UNESCO: Impunity for killings of Journalists remains unacceptably high at 86%

“On Nov. 2, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, UNESCO renews its call for all necessary measures to ensure that crimes committed against journalists are properly investigated and their perpetrators identified and convicted. New UNESCO data show that the global impunity rate for journalist killings remains shockingly high at 86%. [...] […]

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Venezuela: Journalist Roland Carreño's trial back to square one

"After two years imprisoned in El Helicoide prison, everything indicates that the trial of Venezuelan journalist Roland Carreño will begin again. Joel García, Carreño's defense lawyer, said the judge following the process has requested a medical leave, a circumstance that again disrupts deadlines. There are still no dates for a new start. Until May, the […]

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Haiti: Missing radio host found dead

"On Monday (Oct. 31), authorities in the southern Haitian city of Les Cayes found the body of radio commentator Garry Tess, who had been missing since Oct. 18, according to news reports. Tess was a lawyer who also worked as a political analyst and host of the popular radio program “Gran Lakou” on private broadcaster Radio […]

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Peru: Four decades after the disappearance of journalist Hilario Ayuque, retired police officer is convicted of crime

"In 1984, journalist Hilario Ayuque Zuñiga disappeared in [the Peruvian city of] Huancavelica and justice has been sought for his forced disappearance ever since. Almost four decades later, the Fourth Specialized Transitory Criminal Court of the Superior Court of Justice decided to sentence retired National Police officer Raúl Hebert Manyari Castellares for the crime that […]

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Journalist in Haiti is killed during protest demanding the release of a detained colleague

"Haiti's National Police said it has received orders to launch an investigation into the death of a journalist who witnesses say was struck in the head by a tear gas canister as officers also opened fire on a group of reporters. In a statement late Sunday [Oct. 30], Police Chief Frantz Elbé offered his condolences […]

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IAPA condemns violence against the press in Latin America: 'It is one of the worst challenges to journalism'

"The president of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), the Honduran Jorge Canahuati, denounced Thurs. Oct. 27 that violence is 'one of the worst challenges' of journalism, with 39 journalists murdered in the last year in the Americas. 'One journalist is too many, 39 is intolerable,' Canahuati said during the inauguration of IAPA's 78th General Assembly, […]

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Murderers of Mexican journalist Lourdes Maldonado are sentenced to prison

"The three people who participated in the murder of Mexican journalist Lourdes Maldonado, who lived in Tijuana - a city bordering the United States - were sentenced to prison, after an shortened legal process carried out on Oct. 26. The Attorney General of Baja California, Iván Carpio Sánchez, informed that Guillermo Julián Castro, who pleaded […]

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Violent groups attack journalists covering protests in Bolivia, denounces Bolivian press association

"The violence used by 'grupos de choque' [violent groups sent to attack] against journalists, cameramen, photographers and media staff at blocking points during the civic strike in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra [Bolivia] was condemned by the National Press Association (ANP, by its acronym in Spanish), which rejected the premeditated actions to […]