“The agents belong to a squad created by president Nicolás Maduro and of which the High Commissioner of the UN for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, had demanded last year its dissolution due to multiple denouncements of human rights violations. Six agents of the Special Action Force (FAES) of Venezuela were arrested after the killing of […]
"Reporters Without Borders (RSF) publishes alarming data about journalists who work in environmental topics: at least ten of them have been killed and more than 50 violations of freedom of the press related to this topic have been registered in less than five years in the world." Read original article (Spanish)
“The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed concern and urged the Colombian government to investigate the murder of a journalist and the reports of attacks and threats against other reporters, registered in recent months. On August 13, Abelardo Liz of the Nación Nasa Estéreo radio station in the municipality of Corinto, in northern Cauca, was […]
"Agência Lupa has been a target of a coordinated disinformation campaign with homophobic prejudices on social media. In a post that circulated Aug. 20, 2020, Gilberto Scofield Jr., director of strategy and business of Lupa since May 2019, and his spouse Rodrigo de Mello, a real estate agent, were falsely named as the founders of […]
"The trial against Juan Carlos Moreno Ochoa “El Larry”, the co-perpetrator of the homicide of Miroslava Breach Velducea, the journalist and correspondent of La Jornada, and the only one detained for the crime, will begin its final phase this Tuesday, five months after the court declared him guilty, but received no sentence because the hearing […]
"Colombian authorities must undertake a thorough and transparent investigation into violence against journalists Fernando Osorio and Edilson Álvarez, and ensure those responsible are brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On August 8, soldiers chased Osorio, a photographer for the local news cooperative Voces del Guayabero, which posts stories on Facebook, and […]
"Cuban authorities should stop harassing and threatening journalist Yadisley Rodríguez Ramírez, and cease persecuting independent journalists in the country," CPJ said in a statement published early August. Read original article
"On Wednesday Aug. 12, a Red Uno television news team from Bolivia was surrounded and attacked by protesters that interrupted the circulation of vehicles in the region of Santa Fe of Yapacani, in the municipality of San Carlos, located 120 kilometers from the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. According to the journalist Marco […]
“At least two local Journalists have been threatened by an executive member of the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) [political party] in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). Based on reports received, Romario Blair of Kaieteur News and TV host Ravi Mohan were threatened on social media by the executive, Prince Holder after they published […]
“Bolivian authorities should quickly and thoroughly investigate the attack on journalist David Sapiencia, identify those responsible, and hold them to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On August 5, about two dozen protesters in the central Bolivian town of Mairana attacked Sapiencia, a freelance photojournalist, according to news reports and the journalist, who […]
"On the first anniversary of the submission of the sexual violence case of journalist Jineth Bedoya in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, an analysis of its importance for post-conflict Colombia and the unique opportunity it represents for women journalists of the continent." Read original article (Spanish)
"Armed men shot at the office of the newspaper Diario de Iguala, Tuesday morning. This attack occured two days after the killing of reporter Pablo Morrugares Parraguirre. According to the police report, around 11 a.m., armed men shot the building's facade and gate." Read original article (Spanish)