"Violence against the press in Honduras has claimed the life of journalist Ricardo Alcides Ávila, reported the Committee for Freedom of Expression (C-Libre). According to the organization, the journalist died on Sunday in Honduras a few days after being shot, making him the fourth journalist to be killed this year and the 97th since 2001. […]
"ARTICLE 19 categorically rejects statements made by Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas, current president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI, by its acronym in Spanish) against the press. These statements point to the relationship of violence and submission that prevails between the political authorities and the press, as well as an intolerance to public criticism and scrutiny. […]
"In the first five months of the year, there was a 59% increase in threats against news outlets and journalists compared to 2018. (...) From Jan. 1 to May 20, 2022, FLIP recorded 97 threats against the media and journalists. In other words, one reporter was threatened every day and a half. In this same […]
"The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) [of Mexico] considered it necessary for authorities to implement a 'comprehensive policy' beyond the existing protection mechanism to protect journalists. 'It is not enough to reinforce it (the mechanism) in terms of budget or functions if a comprehensive State policy is not built. It is necessary to do something […]
"Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO, by its Spanish acronym) revealed the alleged salary in the millions of journalist Jorge Ramos, whom he challenged to explain why he receives so much money. AMLO said this in response to criticism from the Univision host against him for his position on the Summit of the Americas. […]
"After a series of allegations of sexual harassment of women journalists in the television channels of the same group, SNT and C9N, who were even forced to resign because of the situation, the Albavisión network announced that it will take measures in favor of the accusers. The Albavisión group, which includes the TV channels SNT […]
"The Voces del Sur Network is concerned about the increase of murders of journalists in 2022. The precariousness of journalistic work, based on the lack of security and guarantees for professional practice, has become a constant in Latin America. Violence against journalists, it seems, no longer knows borders or democratic situation. Comparative annual figures: Our […]
"Journalist Alexandre Megale, from Ouro Fino (Minas Gerais, Brazil), was attacked on May 16, by councilmember Paulo Luiz de Cantuária (...). The politician closed in on the journalist's motorcycle with his car and then threw stones at his head. According to Megale, Cantuária even picked up a bigger rock with both hands to hit him […]
"The Attorney General's Office (FGR) of Mexico obtained indictments against five people for the alleged crime of aggravated torture against journalist Raúl Fernández León, in Quintana Roo, in 2019. Those implicated respond to the name of Lamberto "V", Casto "P", Candelaria "A", Socorro "G" and Nesguer "V," who were then public servants of the Municipal […]
"In another case of violence against journalists that occurred in Brazil, GloboNews reporter Paula Araújo and film reporter Patrícia Santos were the object of an attempt to strike them with a vehicle on the morning of Tuesday, May 10. (...) News organizations protested against the new attack attempt against professionals in the sector. According to […]
"Francisca Sandoval, journalist for Signal 3 of La Victoria, passed away this Thursday morning [May 12]. The journalist was in serious condition at the Public Assistance Emergency Hospital (ex-Posta Central). This, after being shot in the Meiggs neighborhood [in Santiago, Chile] during a march for Workers' Day (May 1). The journalist entered the hospital on […]
"The organizations Front for Freedom of Expression and Social Protest (FLEPS, by its Spanish acronym), Platform for Peace and Justice in Guanajuato and Women's Communication and Information A.C. (CIMAC) condemned the abuse of force and physical violence by the municipal police of Irapuato, in the state of Guanajuato, towards women journalists and demonstrators. They were protesting […]