"In a widely disseminated social media video reviewed by [the Committee to Protect Journalists] (CPJ), [Jimmy ‘Barbecue’] Cherizier — leader of the 'Viv Ansamn' gang coalition that has laid siege to Haiti’s capital city, Port-au-Prince — appeared to offer a $50,000 reward for [Radio TV Caraibes (RCTV) news host Ronald] Desormes’ life as he expressed […]
“Journalist Román Nappa, [from the city of Minas], was the victim of a violent attack on the street this Thursday, Nov. 27, by two men who beat him while insulting him for his work on the news program ‘Sin pelos en la lengua’ (Without Minced Words), which airs Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. […]
"Darwin Baque was a cameraman and ran the website Guayaquil al rojo vivo. His killing early Wednesday, Nov. 26, has shocked the coastal city of Guayaquil. Around 12:30 a.m., the shooting occurred at the intersection of Cacique Tomalá and Los Tulipanes streets, in southern Guayaquil. At that hour, unidentified attackers opened fire on him and […]
"A sentencing court on Wednesday sentenced Paraguayan media commentator Carlos Granada Fernández to 10 years in prison for the alleged crimes of abuse, coercion and sexual coercion, following a case brought in 2022 by six women journalists who had worked under his supervision. The panel — Judges Laura Ocampo, Cándida Fleitas and Juan Pablo Mendoza […]
"A medium-power explosive device detonated at the headquarters of RCN Radio in Pasto, capital of the Colombian department of Nariño, in an incident that once again put local authorities on alert after being the third attack with this type of explosive reported in the city in recent months. The explosion directly hit the building where […]
"Community journalist Max Emiliano Negrete González, who documents the lives and struggles of Indigenous communities in southern Mexico City, reported receiving death threats through Instagram. One anonymous account sent him a message saying he had 'eight days to live.' He said the threats may be tied to his reporting on land and territorial defense issues […]
"The Goiás Court [in Brazil] sentenced councilman José Eduardo Alves da Silva for his involvement in the murder of radio broadcaster Jefferson Pureza, 39, which occurred on Jan. 17, 2018, in Edealina [...] The decision was handed down after a trial by jury, which analyzed charges of aggravated murder and corruption of minors – since […]
"The Judiciary rejected the application of the statute of limitations for crimes against humanity, as requested by Daniel Urresti's legal defense, and upheld his 12-year prison sentence for the murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos. [...] The prosecutor opposed the defense's request for the former minister to apply Law 31207 regarding the statute of limitations for […]
"A reporter from Irapuato was shot while covering a police incident in the Municipio Libre neighborhood. The incident occurred after midnight on Wednesday [Nov. 19]. The independent journalist was heading home after covering the event when the assailant began shooting at him while he was on his motorcycle.[...] Witnesses to the incident said the reporter […]
"Pedro Nakamura, a reporter for O Joio e O Trigo, was once again harassed on Monday, the 17th, by representatives of the tobacco industry. This time, lawmakers and members of corporate associations restricted press freedom during coverage of the 11th Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP11), held in […]
“An explosion was reported on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 16, outside the RCN headquarters in Cali, in southwestern Colombia, prompting a large security deployment in the industrial Los Mangos neighborhood in the city center. The blast occurred after an explosive device was thrown at the news outlet’s building. According to preliminary information, the device […]
“Demonstrations by self-identified 'Generation Z' protesters in several Mexican cities on Saturday, Nov. 15, were marred by violence and attacks by security forces against the press, leaving at least six journalists injured and one detained. The most severe aggression was reported in in Morelia, capital of the state of Michoacán. At least four journalists were […]