“A regional report by the Böll Foundation compiles the fear of Salvadoran journalists in the face of attacks coming from the government. Experts consider that the climate could worsen in the short term. ‘The censorship and self-censorship motivated by the authoritarian behavior of President Nayib Bukele and his government, as well as the existing state […]
“Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched a new project in Central America to address the decline in press freedom in the region. The initiative seeks to strengthen support for journalists facing persecution, threats or forced exile, as well as to promote accountability from governments that systematically violate the right to inform. From March 17 to […]
“El Salvador faces a ‘systemic problem’ in guaranteeing press freedom, and the state has built a ‘propaganda and disinformation machine,’ Artur Romeu, Latin America director for Reporters Without Borders (RSF), said in an interview with EFE. RSF conducted a three-day visit to El Salvador last week to meet with journalists, media outlets, and local organizations. […]
"Salvadoran journalist Alba Amaya, who worked for the German media Deutsche Welle (DW) for more than five years, said on Monday [March 17] in a statement that she left El Salvador with her family at the end of 2024 due to the fear she said she felt for her safety. 'What we have lived through […]
"Pedro Cruz, lawyer for the families of four Dutch journalists murdered on March 17, 1982, reported today that the Dulce Nombre María court notified them that the Supreme Court of Justice approved the extradition request for Colonel Mario Adalberto Reyes Mena, one of the main people accused of ordering the quadruple murder. 'The Dulce Nombre […]
"El Salvador’s recently approved cybersecurity and data protection laws contain sweeping provisions that threaten media freedom and privacy rights, Human Rights Watch said. El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly, dominated by President Nayib Bukele’s party, Nuevas Ideas (New Ideas), approved both laws on November 12, 2024. The cybersecurity law establishes a State Cybersecurity Agency (Agencia de Ciberseguridad […]
"On Thursday, Dec. 5, the team of legal representatives of the Legal First Aid Clinic (CPAJ, for its initials in Spanish) of the Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES), approached the Attorney General's Office (FGR) to verify the legal process against journalist Mónica Rodríguez and Steve Magaña, who were victims of an irregular raid […]
"A group of 25 civil society organizations from seven Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Nicaragua) presented a report to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on trends in indirect censorship of freedom of expression in the region. At the hearing “Affectations on the Right to Freedom of Expression […]
Salvadoran magazine GatoEncerrado reported in a statement posted to the social network X that police officers went to the home of the mother of one of its editors after the publication of an article alleging the existence of a group of hitmen inside the National Civil Police. According to the magazine, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, […]
Since El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele declared a state of emergency in March 2022, local journalists and human rights organizations have raised concerns that Bukele has repeatedly renewed the state of emergency in a bid to systemically silence dissent and dismantle press freedom. The Salvadoran Journalists Association (APES) documented 311 attacks –including harassment, doxxing, threats, […]
“The Salvadoran Association of Journalists, or APES for its initials in Spanish, expresses its concern and demands that the government be held accountable for the revelations made in a news investigation, which finds that high-ranking state officials had agreed to establish a center to spy on journalists. The surveillance specifically targets Jorge Beltrán Luna from […]
“In seeking to convey and expose the difficulties and problems facing community journalism in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, various social organizations from affected countries and the region requested to have a thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in November of this year. The requesting entities, including the World Association of […]