"The Constitutional Court [of Colombia] selected for review a tutela (constitutional protection action) filed by journalist Claudia Julieta Duque against the National Protection Unit (UNP, by its Spanish acronym) for having collected, without her consent, 25,183 records through the GPS of the vehicle assigned for her protection. She claims she was a victim of illegal […]
The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, offended this Sun. Aug. 28 a female journalist during the first debate between the candidates, ahead of the October presidential election. Bolsonaro accused journalist Vera Magalhaes of "lying" and "taking sides" for a question she asked and, in an ironic tone, told her that he believes the journalist has "some […]
"The Puerto Rico Journalists Association (Asppro, by its Spanish acronym), the Overseas Press Club (OPC), the Puerto Rico Photojournalists Association (AFPR) and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) condemned this morning the aggression and excessive use of force by officers of the Police Strike Force against journalists and photojournalists during the mobilization of uniformed […]
"FLIP regrets and rejects the murder of journalists Leiner Montero and Dilia Contreras, in a village of Fundación, Magdalena department [Colombia], which took place yesterday, Aug. 28. Montero was well known in the region and, according to sources close to him, had received death threats prior to his murder. Montero was the director of the […]
"Marcela Palma Godoy, sister of the Chilean journalist Alberto Tito Palma, murdered 15 years ago in Mayor Otaño, department of Itapúa [Paraguay], expressed her regret for the inaction and impunity existing in the country, due to the fact that the case of her relative did not make any progress all these years. Tito Palma was […]
"The June 2022 disappearance and killing of British journalist Dom Philips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira highlighted the safety risks journalists face while reporting from the Amazon region. Phillips and Pereira went missing on the morning of June 5, 2022 while traveling by boat along the Itaquaí River, where Phillips was reporting on a […]
"Journalist Fredid Román has been shot dead Mon. aft. on Aug. 2, in downtown Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero state in Mexico. Authorities have only confirmed his death, inside his car, sitting in the driver's seat. Some close friends say that the crime was committed at the doorstep of his home where he also produced […]
"Flora Silva, financial manager of elPeriódico, was arrested by members of the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP, by its Spanish acronym) and the Guatemalan National Police on Fri., Aug. 19, after they raided her home [...], local media reported. The arrest was made as part of the different procedures carried out by the MP relating to […]
"In the first half of 2022, ARTICLE 19 recorded 331 attacks against journalists and news outlets. In comparison, the first half of 2016 ARTICLE 19 recorded 218 attacks against the press. This means that in the same period of the government of Enrique Peña Nieto and Andrés Manuel López Obrador there is an increase of […]
"Ecuadorian journalist Charly Castillo of the digital news outlet El Ferrodiario de Durán received last night a package at the door of his home containing blood with clots, inside plastic bags. He gave the alert on social media: 'A few minutes ago, outside my home, in Durán [Ecuador], two bags of blood were left at […]
"The year 2022 has been violent for press professionals in Brazil. In the first seven months, 66 serious aggressions were registered, which involve episodes of physical violence, destruction of equipment, threats and murders. This number represents an increase of 69.2% compared to the same period in 2021, which had 39 cases. The data are from […]
"After being reported missing, authorities in Sonora [Mexico] confirmed the discovery of the lifeless journalist Juan Arjón López [on Aug. 16]. [...] 'Since we had knowledge through social media we began to organize searches in all places. Now that the discovery has been made, we continue to work on the investigation to clarify the case […]