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Violence Against Journalists

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Community journalist murdered in Colombia's Catatumbo region, near the Venezuelan border

"Community journalist Jorge Méndez, known as 'Jeykon the leader,' was murdered this Thursday (June 27) in a rural area of the municipality of Tibú, in the Colombian department of Norte de Santander, which borders Venezuela, as reported by the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP). 'Jorge was well-known in the Catatumbo region because he managed the […]

Daughter of Fernando Villavicencio, journalist and presidential candidate murdered in Ecuador, denounces threats from main suspect in case

"A daughter of Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, murdered last August, was threatened by the main suspect in ordering the assassination, her lawyer denounced on Wednesday (June 26) during the trial. The alleged perpetrator of the crime 'began issuing messages and comments against one of Fernando's daughters' through the Zoom chat during a hearing, Nathalia […]

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Smugglers threaten reporters on border of Bolivia and Argentina

“About a hundred dockworkers who illegally import Argentine food products into Bolivia threatened, with physical attacks, about five radio reporters who reported the destruction of a state office and the attempted seizure of a military regiment on Saturday, June 22. 'As a media outlet we warn that we have no guarantees to carry out our […]

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Mexican president denies persecution of journalist Carlos Loret de Mola

"Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador denied this Monday (June 24, 2024) persecuting journalist Carlos Loret de Mola, who has reported scandals of alleged corruption of the president's children and who is now being investigated by the government's Financial Intelligence Unit. 'We do not investigate anyone, there is no censorship for anyone. Don't let him […]

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Mexican journalist Humberto Padgett detained after asking for explanations about judicial case on alleged personal data leak

"Independent journalist Humberto Padgett denounced [on June 21] that he was detained by agents of the Secretariat of Citizen Security and held at the Public Servants Prosecutor's Office of the Mexico City Attorney General's Office (FGJ CDMX, for its Spanish acronym) for requesting explanations about the alleged shelving of a case that dates back to […]

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Mexican journalist Humberto Padgett accuses prosecutor's office of leaking his data to drug dealers

“'They are going to kill me,' exclaimed journalist Humberto Padgett after accusing the Mexico City prosecutor's office of shelving the case of the [alleged] leaking of his personal data to drug dealers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM, for its acronym in Spanish). Almost seven years after the attack of which he was […]

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Mexico recognizes it failed to protect journalist murdered three years ago

"On the third anniversary of a news website editor’s murder, the Mexican authorities have publicly acknowledged their failure to protect him and have apologized to his family. [...] Noticias Minuto a Minuto news site editor Gustavo Sánchez Cabrera was fatally shot by gunmen while riding a motorcycle with his son near Morro de Mazatán, a […]

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Colombian mayor accused of hitting journalist

"The work of journalists in Colombia has been pointed out on more than one occasion as a dangerous profession, which is why the Press Freedom Foundation (FLIP, for its acronym in Spanish) constantly monitors violations against this profession in the country; However, attacks against communicators continue to be recorded. The most current case of this […]

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Colombia: Caracol Radio denounces that congressman's messages pose 'a serious risk' to one of its journalists

“Caracol Radio and the Prisa Group are concerned by the constant attacks that [Colombian] Green Party senator Jonathan Ferney Pulido Hernández, known as Jota Pe Hernández, has uttered or motivated through social networks, against our journalist Orlando Villar Forero, due to two journalistic publications made by this radio station. We consider that these attacks put […]

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Journalists injured after reporting car shot at in Rio de Janeiro state

“A reporting team from [Brazil's] TV Record was shot at by criminals in Belford Roxo, in Baixada Fluminense [in the state of Rio de Janeiro], on Tuesday afternoon [June 11]. Reporter Monique Bittencourt and cameraman Thiago Bessa were in a reporting vehicle that was attacked near the community of Castelar. Both were injured, not seriously, […]

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Motorcyclist shoots at house of mother of journalist killed in Paraguay in 2023

"A motorcyclist shot at the home of the mother of a Paraguayan journalist murdered in February 2023 in the city of Pedro Juan Caballero, bordering Brazil, without causing any injuries or major damage, police sources reported. The incident occurred on Saturday night [June 8] in a neighborhood of the capital of the department of Amambay, […]

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Nearly half of journalists covering climate crisis globally received threats for their work

"Almost four out of every 10 journalists covering the climate crisis and environment issues have been threatened as a result of their work, with 11% subjected to physical violence, according to groundbreaking new research. A global survey of more than 740 reporters and editors from 102 countries found that 39% of those threatened “sometimes” or “frequently” were […]