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Violence Against Journalists

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Argentina: Journalist denounces threats and harassment after questioning mayor

"The Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA) expressed solidarity with journalist Jimena Villar, from media outlet chivilcoyaldia.com.ar, who denounced feeling 'threatened and harassed' by the mayor of the city [of Chivilcoy], as well as officials and councilors from the ruling party. The incident originated after a teacher posted a complaint on the news outlet about the condition […]

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Europe asks Mexico to protect journalists and activists; government reproaches 'coup strategy'

"The Parliament of the European Union (EU) asked Mexico this Thursday, Mach 10, to ensure 'the protection' of journalists and human rights defenders, following the murder of seven reporters so far this year. This provoked a strong reaction from this Latin American government accusing the institution of joining a coup strategy. (...) The Parliament's resolution, which […]

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Brazil: Accused of killing journalist Valério Luiz will face a popular jury on March 14

"Practically ten years after journalist Valério Luiz was shot dead when leaving work, in Goiânia, Brazil, those accused of committing the crime, including [the soccer team] Atlético Goianiense adviser Maurício Sampaio, will face a popular jury. The Court of Law of Goiás State will examine the case on Monday, March 14. (...) In the proceedings, […]

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Ministry of the Interior admits 55 journalists were murdered in Mexico during the current government

"Since Andrés Manuel López Obrador assumed the presidency in Dec. 2018, 55 journalists have been murdered in Mexico, which exceeds the data recorded in the middle of the six-year term of both Felipe Calderón and Enrique Peña Nieto. According to reports from the Ministry of the Interior (Segob), 252 press workers have been executed from […]

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Five Peruvian journalists were attacked in front of Congress during a march for a new cabinet of ministers

"The Peruvian press denounced that five journalists were attacked on March 8, outside the Peruvian Congress. They were covering the demonstrations around the debate in Parliament on a vote of confidence in the cabinet of ministers. A cameraman from the Latina TV channel was thrown to the ground and his camera was taken from him, […]

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Former federal deputy attacks journalists and breaks camera in Maranhão, Brazil

"Former impeached federal deputy Paulo Marinho (PSDB-MA) broke a camera of the Guanaré Communication System, a RedeTV affiliated station in the interior of Maranhão, after making threats against the reporting team on the afternoon of March 4. Witnesses recorded the incident [...]. [...] Recordings made by witnesses show that, upon noticing the presence of the […]

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Peru: Protesters attack journalists during march demanding Pedro Castillo leave the presidency

"In Plaza San Martín (in Lima, Peru), there were several attacks between those who request the vacancy of the head of state (President Pedro Castillo) and those who defend the current government. They even tried to attack journalists. […] Also, a group of demonstrators in favor of this march tried to attack the press. In […]

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Mexico: House and offices of journalist under protection mechanism raided

"This week, both the office and home of Jesús Humberto González Deleija, photojournalist for El Mañana de Reynosa and recently host of the program La Comezón de la Raza, were raided by unknown individuals in Reynosa, Tamaulipas. The journalist, who has been the victim of aggressions both by authorities and by alleged members of organized […]

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Journalists from 10 Mexican states gather and demand justice for their murdered colleagues

"More than 100 independent journalists attended the National Meeting of Journalists on Saturday (March 5, 2022) in the Mexican city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, state of Chiapas (southeast). They demanded a stop to the attacks [against journalists] and pointed out that many of these involve government officials. […] Al the meeting, they also […]

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Journalist Juan Carlos Muñiz is murdered in Zacatecas; he is the seventh press professional murdered this year in Mexico

"Journalist Juan Carlos Muñiz, a contributor to the newspaper Testigo Minero, was murdered this Friday, March, 4, in the municipality of Fresnillo, Zacatecas. According to the media outlet, Juan Carlos was known in the area as Rigoberto or el TX and had collaborated for years with Testigo Minero and other media, and at the same […]

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Brazil: Businessman threatens Metropoles journalists on social media: 'I'm going after you, get ready'

“Businessman Alexandre Pantazis publicly threatened three journalists from Metrópoles this Wednesday afternoon (March 2). In two publications made from his personal profile on Instagram, Pantazis attacked the journalists. Pantazis's messages were published on the official profile of Metrópoles, in the comments field of the article that quotes him: Mansão de sócio dos Pantazis é auctioned […]