"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemned the attack against a television channel and the threats against a newspaper in Ecuador, which ‘seek to intimidate the practice of journalism.’ The organization called on authorities to promptly investigate these acts of violence in order to identify and prosecute those responsible. Two individuals on a motorcycle were […]
"The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, by its Portuguese acronym) has just made available on an online platform a free physical safety training course aimed at journalists from all over Brazil. The course was taught by RPS Training Solutions, a British company specialized in protection, safety and medical training. It was originally offered in […]
"On the eve of the fourth month since the execution of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, a team from the Union of Indigenous Peoples of the Javari Valley (Univaja) found, on Wed., Sept. 28, the satellite communication device used by the English journalist executed on June 5, along with Bruno Pereira. In addition to the […]
"The Nicaraguan justice system accused four workers of the newspaper La Prensa - whose entire editorial staff went into exile three months ago - of the alleged crime of 'conspiracy to undermine national integrity.' The news outlet reported on Mon. Sept. 3 that among the accused are two of the newspaper's drivers, who were arrested […]
"In a debate promoted by the Brazilian TV network (SBT, by its Portuguese acronym) on Thurs. Sept. 29 where candidates for governor of Amazonas were present, the Senator and candidate Eduardo Braga (Brazilian Democratic Movement party or MDB), during the break, attacked journalist Márcia Dantas, of SBT Brasilia. During the break, the candidate demanded, shouting, […]
"For many years, Griselda, one of the first people to arrive at the street where Javier Valdez lay dead with 12 bullets in his body, cursed her husband: 'Why did he have to sign that article,' 'he was selfish and didn't think of us' or 'he didn't love us as much as he said...,' she […]
"The murder of Colombian journalist and humorist Jaime Garzón, perpetrated on Aug. 13, 1999, will reach the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), which will study the violation of the fundamental rights to life, personal integrity and freedom of thought and expression involved in his homicide. In this regard, the IACHR admitted the petition that […]
"The Attorney General's Office of the State of Chiapas issued a report on Mon. Sept. 27, requesting the the public's help in figuring out the whereabouts of journalist Roberto Flores Mendoza, who has been missing since Sept. 20. The journalist was last seen in the neighborhood of La Pileta, in the municipality of Comitán de […]
"[...] Journalist Gabriel Pereyra (Radio Sarandí, VTV) denounced last weekend through his Twitter account that a police chief at the Intelligence Service had ordered for him to be monitored and followed. 'The third in command in the Police Intelligence Service ordered surveillance on my person. The president [of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou] and the minister […]
"The United States released Dámaso López Serrano, alias the 'Mini-lic.' He is the drug trafficker who in 2017 turned himself in to authorities in California and is wanted in Mexico as the alleged mastermind of the murder that same year of Sinaloa journalist Javier Valdez. According to the US Federal Bureau of Prisons website, López […]
"Mexican authorities must immediately and properly investigate threats against journalist Rodrigo Bustillos and guarantee his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday (Sept 16). Bustillos, a veteran reporter based in Tehuacán in the central Mexican state of Puebla, currently works for privately owned news sites Domingo7 Tehuacán and Grupo Entiempo Comunicaciones, which post their coverage on Facebook. […]
"One year ago, on Sept. 19, 2021, journalist Marcos Efraín Montalvo was murdered in Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. [...] His murder created an atmosphere of self-censorship and made visible the risks faced by the press in the region. For the [Colombian] Prosecutor's Office, one of the hypotheses is that the murder was related to […]