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Violence Against Journalists

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Prosecutor's office in charge of investigating murders of journalists in Mexico dismisses 68% of cases because of finding no relation with their line of work in news media

"68.1% of the murders of journalists are dismissed by the Special Prosecutor's Office for Attention to Crimes Committed against Freedom of Expression (Feadle) [of Mexico], because in its investigations it did not find any relation with the news media work. This federal agency was created on July 5, 2010. Since then and until April 30, […]

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Remains of journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous activist Bruno Pereira, shot to death in the Brazilian Amazon, identified

"Forensic analysis confirmed on Sat. June 18, that the second body found on Wed. June 15 in the Amazon is that of Bruno Pereira, a 41-year-old father of three children. The day before, British journalist Dom Phillips, 57, a contributor to The Guardian newspaper who had been living in Brazil for 15 years, was identified. […]

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Nearly 118 journalists have left Nicaragua due to insecurity

"According to a report released by the regional security network, Voces del Sur, of Nicaragua, nearly 118 journalists have left the nation since 2018 for security reasons, since the outbreak of demonstrations against the government of President Daniel Ortega. The document sent to international agencies states that among journalists are cameramen, reporters, editors, photographers, and […]

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Report unravels impact of forced displacement of threatened journalists in Mexico

"Uncertainty. Anguish. Censorship and self-censorship. Job instability. Lack of protection from the State. But, above all, what Mexican journalists who are threatened and forced to leave their place of residence suffer is fear. This is revealed in the report 'The fear is still there. Critical journalism in displacement and resistance,' by the Mexican civil association Aluna […]

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Brazilian organizations express indignation and deep sorrow for the murder of journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous activist Bruno Pereira in the Amazon

"The undersigned organizations call on Brazilian society to express deep indignation and sadness at the confirmation of the deaths of Indian affairs expert Bruno Araújo Pereira and British foreign correspondent Dom Phillips, in Vale do Javari, Amazonas, whose bodies are undergoing expert analysis. [...] On Wed., June 15, the president of Brazil preferred to spend […]

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Brazil police find two bodies in search for missing journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous activist Bruno Pereira

"Police in the Brazilian Amazon have found the bodies of two men in the area close to where British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous activist Bruno Pereira went missing 10 days ago. At a press briefing late on Wednesday, regional police chief Eduardo Fontes said one of the two men arrested in connection with the […]

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13 attacks against the press registered in Ecuador during first two days of national strike

"Journalists Juan Carlos Sola and Brayan Borja, of the digital news outlet La Voz Ciudadana EC, were attacked by a group of demonstrators in Guaranda, Ecuador. They punched and hit them while complaining they were filming. Juan Carlos Sola told Fundamedios that they were trying to take footage of a confrontation between a driver and […]

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Brazil: Authorities find belongings of missing journalist and expert in Amazon

"A British journalist and a Brazilian expert on Indigenous peoples have now been missing deep in the Amazon rainforest for more than a week, and increasing signs suggest that the two men may not be found alive. Brazilian authorities said late last week that they found human remains in the area where the men were […]

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U.S. journalist Anthony DePalma expelled from Cuba after being detained at Havana airport

"American journalist Anthony DePalma, former international correspondent of The New York Times and a recognized authority on Latin American issues, was detained upon his arrival in Havana on June 8th on a flight from the United States and expelled by Cuban authorities after police interrogation. [...] 'I can't say that the uniformed agents were aggressive, but […]

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Mexican journalist couple goes into exile after repeated threats by organized crime

"The call on May 13 was not the first nor the last. But it was the one that broke everything. The one that forced journalist Juan de Dios García Davish and his wife, also a journalist, María de Jesús Peters, to pack their bags, look for friends outside Mexico and prepare to flee. 'We are […]

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Brazil: São Paulo residents threaten photojournalist Caio Castor, try to enter residence

"Around 6:30 p.m. on May 28, a group of about 15 people gathered in front of the building where freelance photojournalist Caio Castor lives with his family in the city of São Paulo, attempted to enter the building, and threatened to “break everything” in his apartment, according to news reports and the journalist, who spoke […]

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Brazil: President Bolsonaro is ordered to pay R$100,000 [USD 20,400] for attacks on journalists

"On National Press Freedom Day, Judge Tamara Hochgreb Matos, from the 24th Civil Court of the city of São Paulo, sentenced President Jair Bolsonaro to pay R$100,000 [USD 20,400] as compensation for collective moral damage to journalists. This ruling can be appealed. The sentence stems from a public civil action filed against Bolsonaro on April […]