The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, by its Spanish acronym) denounced this Thursday [Aug. 10] the criminalization of the journalistic profession by the Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukele, actions considered 'one more step towards the consolidation of a police and dictatorial state.' 'In a deliberate and irresponsible act, the president accuses three journalists: Bryan […]
"The University Observatory of Human Rights of the Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas [in El Salvador] (OUDH, by its Spanish acronym) shared its annual report on freedom of the press and access to public information for the year 2022. It warns of patterns of attacks on journalists and setbacks in the exercise of journalism, access […]
"The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, for its Spanish acronym) denounced on Monday (July 10) the arbitrary detention of one of its colleagues, who was imprisoned for more than 11 months and who was tortured during the “state of exception” in force since March 2022. 'The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES) […]
"The government of Nayib Bukele has intensified its persecution against journalists. This Tuesday [June 6] the Salvadoran police chief, Mauricio Arriaza Chicas, said that reporters who denounced and investigated the secret negotiations between the government of then President Mauricio Funes and the maras, the gangs that spread terror in the Central American country and controlled […]
"El Faro is 25 years old. The road has been intense and full of challenges, which have led us to evolve, to mature our editorial processes and also to find our own voice in journalism. In a quarter of a century, El Faro has become one of the most dynamic and recognized representatives of Latin […]
"The humanitarian organization Cristosal will file an amparo [injunction] lawsuit with the Supreme Court of El Salvador for failing to investigate the use of state funds for allegedly spying on journalists via Pegasus spyware, one of the organization's lawyers said on Friday (April 28). [Attorney] Jonathan Sisco said that 'we are preparing an amparo lawsuit, […]
“Report for the World today announced the selection of 15 new host newsrooms, more than doubling its global network from eight to 20 countries. Among them are five, independent newsrooms reporting on their home countries in exile. ‘As we expand to 20 countries this year, we have also extended our support to newsrooms operating in […]
"As of April 1, El Faro is registered under the non-profit Fundación Periódica in San José, Costa Rica. We will continue doing journalism in El Salvador and our main newsroom will remain there, but our administrative and legal operations will not. We are still a Central American news outlet, but one now based in San José. This […]
"The media El Faro and La Vanguardia, the photojournalist Santi Palacios and the writer and journalist Martín Caparrós have been the winners of the 40th edition of the Ortega y Gasset Journalism Awards, as announced by the jury, meeting this Wednesday at the headquarters of El País in Madrid. The Ortega y Gasset award in […]
"The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, by its Spanish acronym) denounced this Tues. Feb. 7 on its social networks that agents of the National Civil Police (PNC) 'arbitrarily' held a journalist for 'at least an hour.' APES noted that police officers 'held a journalist and documentary filmmaker from Inter Diario and Korean Broadcasting […]
"Daniel Ortega's regime in Nicaragua closes and confiscates media outlets, imprisons journalists and forces them into exile. But attacks on press freedom are spreading throughout the region: Nayib Bukele in El Salvador and other Central American presidents are following Ortega's handbook. In this special episode we talk [in Spanish] with Octavio Enriquez, a Nicaraguan journalist […]
"The IWMF's ¡Exprésate! [Express Yourself!] initiative seeks to support the production of high quality journalism with a focus on gender and sexual diversity to bring to light the issues faced by women and LGBTQ+ people in Latin America. This April, the initiative will begin its fourth year of the professional development program for journalists in […]