"Indigenous communications groups from the municipality of Toribío, Cauca, denounced the threats received by Manuel Jilicué, a member of the Nasa Estéreo radio station. Through a press release, journalists from this northern part of the department expressed concern about the intimidating messages that the communicator received through social networks. [...] 'We seek to protect the […]
"Witnesses said that about five alleged hooded officers, without identification, forced Carlos [Correa] to get into a brown van, without license plates, on Bolívar Avenue, near the Palace of Justice [, on Jan. 8, 2025]. The legal team of [freedom of expression organization Espacio Público] went to the headquarters of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service in […]
“Members of the journalist collective NiUnoMás in Michoacán, Mexico, demanded authorities hand over to the family of journalist Mauricio Cruz Solís all the information available on his murder. Given the lack of information from the State Attorney General's Office, the collective said in a statement that, two months since the murder of Cruz Solis in […]
"The SSP-SP (São Paulo Public Security Secretariat) reported this Thursday (Jan 2, 2025) that civil police officer Arcenio Scribone Junior, who spoke of 'annihilating' GloboNews journalist Natuza Nery, was removed from operational activities. The case, investigated by the Internal Affairs Division of the Civil Police of São Paulo, took place in a supermarket in the […]
"Two reporters were killed and several were wounded Tuesday [Dec. 24, 2024] in a gang attack in Haiti on the reopening of Port-au-Prince's biggest public hospital, the country's online media association said. A police officer was also killed in the attack. Street gangs forced the closure of the General Hospital early this year and authorities […]
"Independent journalist José Luis Tan Estrada recently left Cuba after facing years of harassment, surveillance and threats by the island's authorities. 'I left under extreme conditions. State Security forced me to leave Cuba,' the reporter told Martí Noticias." Read original article (in Spanish)
"Authorities from the State Attorney General's Office (FGE, for its initials in Spanish) opened an investigation after unknown individuals left a narcomanta [a banner with intimidating messages that drug traffickers usually leave in public places] on public roads in the city of Tijuana, Baja California, with mention of newspapers and the well-known weekly Zeta. [...] […]
"A journalist, whose name is omitted for security reasons, from the sports media outlet Mediotiempo, was the victim of multiple attacks during his coverage of Liga MX soccer on Dec. 8. Among the attacks documented by ARTICLE 19 are physical attacks by directors of the Cruz Azul Soccer Club and security personnel at the venue, […]
"On Thursday [Dec. 19], State Security agents arbitrarily detained the director of the magazine La Hora de Cuba, Henry Constantín. The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) demanded the immediate release of Constantin, who is its regional vice president for Cuba and also requested the end of the persecution against independent journalists working on the island." Read […]
"Alejandro Gertz Manero, head of Mexico's Attorney General's Office, confirmed on Dec. 17, 2024, that he will request the extradition to Mexico of Dámaso López Serrano, also known as 'Mini Lic', from the U.S. government, for being suspected to be the mastermind behind the murder of journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas. Valdez was co-founder of the […]
"The Administrative Court of Cundinamarca, in Colombia, admitted a lawsuit filed by the Foundation for the Rule of Law against President Gustavo Petro 'for violation of freedom of expression, press and access to information'. The popular action questions the way in which the president incurs in 'dangerous accusations and generalizations against the media and journalists […]
"Ensuring a safe environment for journalists remains a critical challenge for Latin America's democracies. Since 2000, at least 338 journalists have been killed in the region, highlighting the urgent need for protection mechanisms to counter systemic violence. In a new report, Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its initials in French) analyzed journalist protection programs in […]