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Violence Against Journalists

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Truth Commission calls for justice for journalists murdered in the 1980s in Sinaloa, Mexico

"At the beginning of the 'Dialogue for the Truth' promoted by the Commission for the Truth, Historical Clarification and the Promotion of Justice for Serious Human Rights Violations committed from 1965 to 1990 in the Northwest and West [of Mexico], Fernando Zepeda Hurtado, a journalist from Mazatlán who for many years was head of information […]

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Paraguay: Attorney General's Office promises to 'investigate' threats to journalists

"Members of the Roundtable for the Safety of Journalists [of Paraguay] met yesterday [July 4] with Attorney General Emiliano Rolón Fernández to express their concern about the possible lack of follow-up and information on recent cases of threats to journalists in the interior of the country. They also asked how the investigations of the murder […]

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Dominican Republic: Journalist denounces attack against him on his way home

"Joan Santana, a journalist from Santiago [northern Dominican Republic], reported on Tuesday [July 4] that he suffered an attack on his way home on the night of Monday [July 3], after he had discussed issues uncensored on his television program. He said that while he was driving his Hyundai car, two people on board a […]

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Journalists in the department of Colón, Honduras, denounce working under censorship by criminal groups

"Journalists from Colón reported to the Committee for Free Expression that on several occasions they have had information deleted from their news outlets, after calls or messages warned them about certain people's discomfort with news they broadcast. According to the version of journalists whose names are withheld for security reasons, the last incident was reported […]

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Colombian reporter survives Russian attack that left 11 dead in restaurant in Ukraine

Colombian journalist Catalina Gómez Ángel, correspondent for Radio France Internationale (RFI) and the France 24 network on the war in Ukraine, was non-seriously injured in the attack carried out by Russian forces on Tuesday (June 27) that left at least 11 dead and 50 wounded at a restaurant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. […]

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Mexico prosecutor's office captures suspect in murder of journalist and daughter in 2022

"One year after the murder of journalist Antonio de la Cruz and his daughter Cynthia, the Attorney General's Office (FGR, by its Spanish acronym) announced on Wednesday [June 28] that Rafael Santiago Arano Rodríguez was apprehended and a judge ruled that he must face trial for the crime of aggravated homicide. De la Cruz was […]

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Peru: Congresswoman asks Attorney General to investigate group that attacked journalists

"'La Resistencia [the resistance]' has carried out several attacks against politicians, journalists, social leaders, and human rights defenders in the last weeks without being stopped by the authorities. In view of this, Congresswoman Flor Pablo officially requested the Attorney General, Patricia Benavides, that the Public Prosecutor's Office initiate an ex officio investigation against members of […]

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Venezuelan journalist is target of defamation and impersonation on social media

"The anonymous Instagram account Venezuela Megafono (@vzlamegafono) published two posts in which it falsely accuses journalist Laura Clisánchez of extortion and offering journalistic services in exchange for payment. The case is being handled by the Prosecutor's Office. The first publication against Clisánchez took place on May 15, when unidentified persons created a false email address […]

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Ecuadorian news anchor denounces attack and death threats related to her coverage of an accident

"The journalist and news anchor of Majestad Televisión Lissette Ormaza publicly denounced that she was the victim of an attack 'disguised' as a traffic accident, orchestrated by those who have been threatening her for several months because of her journalistic work. On Thursday morning [June 22], Ormaza left her house on her way to the […]

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Group of journalists suffered intimidation by armed group after news coverage in Colombia

"A delegation of Asocaña [the Association of Sugar Cane Growers of Colombia, by its acronym in Spanish] and several journalists were intimidated on Friday, June 23, in a rural area of the municipality of El Cerrito, [in the department of] Valle, while they were covering the planting of trees on the El Fuerte field [...]. […]

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Son of Brazilian journalist Tim Lopes releases documentary about his father, 20 years after his murder

"Twenty years after the murder of journalist Tim Lopes, tortured and killed by members of drug trafficking gangs in Rio de Janeiro, [streaming platform] GloboPlay is launching a new documentary about his career, directed by his son Bruno Quintella. He had already directed another documentary with the aim of keeping his father's memory alive. The […]

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Reporters Without Borders publishes exile map of journalists; Spain and the US are some countries of refuge for Latin Americans

“All over the world, journalists who are threatened or endangered in connection with their work are forced to flee abroad in search of refuge. Based on data provided by RSF’s Assistance Desk and information gathered during the past five years by RSF’s bureaux, the exile journalists map shows that this is a global phenomenon. Each […]