"The National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ, for its acronym in Portuguese) expresses deep regret at the death of journalist Edney Menezes, 44, in the city of Peixoto de Azevedo, state of Mato Grosso. He was murdered on Sunday night, [Nov.] 15, when he was inside his car, at the intersection of Rua Getúlio Vargas and […]
“Media outlet San José Total reported through social networks about the death of the communicator at dawn this Saturday [Nov. 14], after the journalist spent four days in critical condition due to being shot on the night of Tuesday, Nov. 10. Mario Ortega was hospitalized after the attack on Tuesday in Puerto San José, [department […]
“The security forces also repressed reporters in the capital: four journalists - from the daily El Comercio, Canal N, Ojo Público and the French agency AFP - were wounded by pellets. A fifth journalist was injured in Puerto Maldonado, in the Amazon region of Madre de Dios, according to the National Association of Journalists." Read […]
"The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, for its acronym in Spanish) deplores the actions of the police who, in the last 48 hours, within the framework of the exercise of the legitimate citizen right to protest, have repressed photojournalists, reporters and protesters. At least 16 photojournalists, video reporters and reporters from the group […]
"Gabriela Loja and Marisol Pesantez are the directors of the documentary 'We are missing 3,' about the abduction and murder of three Ecuadorian journalists on the Colombian border. The film opens this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, at the Ochoymedio cinema, in Quito. […] This production is a historical and descriptive work of the events that […]
"Police from Quintana Roo and from Benito Juárez shot protesters and reporters who were covering the march against femicides in this city [Cancún] tonight. [...] The police began to shoot after the protesters moved from the prosecutor's office to the Municipal Palace of Benito Juárez. The police attacked anyone who recorded the shots they fired […]
“Journalist Israel Vázquez Rangel died after being shot in the municipality of Salamanca, [state of] Guanajuato, while reporting. According to the first reports, the attack took place on [Nov. 9] Monday morning in colonia Villa Salamanca 400, where the journalist went after hearing a report on the discovery of human remains. When Israel was preparing […]
“[...] A significant number of women journalists are forced to quit their jobs, after having faced sexual violence. In fact, about 4 out of 10 communicators have made the decision to leave work spaces, 2 out of 5 have abandoned sources and 1 in 4 have stopping covering certain issues, after having been victims of […]
"Last Thursday (Oct. 29), Manaus was the scene of another episode of aggression against press freedom in Brazil. What was supposed to be a press conference by the deputy governor of Amazonas, Carlos Almeida Filho (PTB), was converted into a speech and assaults by Military Police Sergeant Michele Welche Silva Lobo against journalists Rosiene Carvalho, […]
"The United Nations (UN), through its offices in Mexico, launched the digital platform 'Puntal,' where it makes visible the homicides and disappearances of journalists that have occurred in the country in the last four years. On the website of the international organization, it is reported that between 2017 and 2020 there have been 39 murders […]