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Violence Against Journalists

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Mexico: Tijuana journalists join forces to do justice to their murdered colleagues, says El País in a special article

"Tijuana's journalists, united these days by force of gunpowder, work more hours than the day is long to continue reporting on their city and, at the same time, to do the work that the Prosecutor's office should speed up in carrying out. Aware that the crimes against their colleagues in the Semanario Zeta go unpunished—as […]

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Peru: Children of journalists murdered in Uchuraccay still await justice

“Their parents were taken from them in 1983, and since then they've asked for the case to be clarified and for justice to be done. 'These are photos that shock me, that always scared me because to me they meant death,'  journalist Alicia Retto said, recalling the snapshots of her father, photographer Willy Retto, taken before […]

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The challenge of providing protection to threatened journalists in Mexico

"The murder of two journalists in Tijuana in a week once again raises the complexity of providing security to journalists in Mexico, one of the most dangerous countries for journalism and where protection mechanisms are overwhelmed or inefficient. Photographer Margarito Martínez and reporter Lourdes Maldonado were murdered on January 17 and last Sunday, respectively. [...] […]

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Argentina: 'Never again a journalist assassinated'

"The Association of Graphic Reporters of the Argentine Republic (Argra) commemorated this Jan. 25 [...] the 25th anniversary of the murder of photographer José Luis Cabezas. The organizers of the memorial said the crime against the journalist was "an act to intimidate journalism and society." The event was also attended by representatives of press unions, under the […]

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Mexico: Journalist from Oaxaca is shot after a car chase, but escapes unharmed

"This Wed. Jan. 26 in the morning, after a car chase, armed individuals shot at the Oaxacan journalist José Ignacio Santiago Martínez, when he was on his way to the city of Juchitán, in the region of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the victim confirmed to EL UNIVERSAL, the Ombudsman for Human Rights of the People […]

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Gender violence against journalists in Brazil totaled 119 cases in 2021, according to report

"During 2021, 89 journalists and media outlets were the target of 119 gender-related attacks related to their profession, which represents almost 10 cases of aggression, abuse, threats and intimidation per month. As a result of monitoring gender-based violence against journalists, carried out by the Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo (Abraji), the data includes attacks involving […]

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Protests in Mexico: Dozens of cities cry out for a stop to violence against journalists

"Journalists and citizens from all over Mexico wen out this Tues. Jan. 25 to protest in more than thirty cities to denounce the violence suffered by journalists. Mexico is the most dangerous country in the world to practice the profession, with dozens of murders every year and hundreds of attacks. Impunity reigns. Every year, around […]

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IAPA condemns recent murders of three journalists in Mexico and Honduras

"The Inter-American Press Association asked the Mexican and Honduran authorities to quickly and thoroughly investigate the motives behind the murders of three reporters in recent days. The organization reiterated its complaint about the lack of efficiency of the protection and safety mechanisms for journalists. IAPA's president Jorge Canahuati expressed his condolences to the families and […]

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Brazilian journalist punched at entrance of the station broadcasted bloodied to denounce attack

“The Prato Limpo (clean plate) show host, Daniel Carniel, claimed to have been attacked on Friday afternoon (Jan. 14) at the door of Adesso TV. He was punched and kicked at the entrance. With a bloody face, Carniel went live and recounted the aggression, defined by him as an "attack." (...) ‘In my show I […]