“Journalist Yixon Ordóñez, from the outlet Novedades Sucumbíos, was detained by the national police the night of Jan. 12 after being accused of violating the curfew. Ordóñez spent 16 hours in custody before a judge issued his release order. A decree signed by President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency and curfew in various […]
“Journalist Leandro Palmar and his technical assistant Belices Salvador Cubillán [of the University of Zulia radio station Luz FM], detained on Thursday [Jan. 9] by the military while covering an opposition protest in Zulia state (northwestern Venezuela), were charged with terrorism and three other crimes, according to the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, for […]
“On Jan. 13, Mabel Calderín, wife of Espacio Público director Carlos Correa, who was arrested on Jan. 7, went to the national headquarters of Venezuela's Ombudsman Office, in the center of Caracas, to demand that the head of that office, Alfredo Ruiz, act in the face of what Calderín and spokespersons of human rights organizations […]
"This Jan. 9, the Amparo and Pretrial Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice denied the provisional protection requested by the defense of journalist Jose Rubén Zamora, founder of elPeriódico, and ratified the resolution of the Second Court of Appeals that revoked substitute measures and ordered his preventive detention. According to an alert published by […]
"Cameraman Paúl León, who was arrested during his coverage of the post-election protests in Venezuela, was released from prison, the National Union of Press Workers of Venezuela (SNTP, for its initials in Spanish) and VPITV, the media outlet where he works, reported this Tuesday [Dec. 24, 2024]. León's case was reported after the Attorney General […]
"The National Union of Press Workers of Venezuela (SNTP, for its initials in Spanish) reported this Saturday [Dec. 21, 2024] the release of journalist Ana Carolina Guaita, detained on Aug. 2 in the midst of the post-election crisis after the proclaimed victory of Nicolás Maduro in the presidential elections. Through X, the SNTP recalled that […]
"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 […]
“The case of La Patilla journalist Ana Carolina Guaita, detained since Aug. 20 in Venezuela, was brought to trial in a hearing on Monday, Nov. 11, and she was sentenced to prison. Guaita was charged with inciting hatred, terrorism and obstruction of a public highway. The information was reported by political leader César Pérez Vivas […]
“Last Sunday [Nov. 3], sports journalist Marco Antonio Centurión was detained by mistake at the Gigante de Arroyito Stadium, in the city of Rosario [Argentina], after local police [mis]identified him as the leader of a gang that distributed child pornography. A few minutes after the incident, the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, proudly published news […]
"Relatives of journalist Ana Carolina Guaita, correspondent for La Patilla, who was arbitrarily detained on August 20 in La Guaira, are demanding her immediate release after more than a month of her arrest. Politician Xiomara Barreto, Guaita’s mother, posted on social media, reminding the public that Guaita is also a 'prominent athlete' and certified powerbike […]
"Police beat at least two journalists and arrested two others during a protest for human rights in Xochimilco, a southern borough of Mexico City, on Thursday, Sept. 5, according to members of the media who witnessed the incidents. Police arrested Penélope Estefanía Galicia Argumedo, a reporter with community radio station Radio Zapote; and Elizabeth Díaz, […]
*This post was updated after Carmela Longo was released "A well-known Venezuelan entertainment journalist arrested in Caracas over the weekend has been released, a media union said on Monday [Aug. 26], but she faces terrorism charges as the fallout from the country's disputed July 28 presidential election widens. Carmela Longo, who until last week worked […]