“Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Venezuelan journalist Wilmer Solano on Sunday, July 26, while he was working in Miami Beach. Official details regarding the grounds for the immigration enforcement action have not been released. Solano, who has resided in the United States since 2015, is currently pursuing political asylum, holds a […]
“At least seven Nicaraguan journalists exiled in Costa Rica have been victims of surveillance and threats by agents of the government of husband-and-wife co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, the independent Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy (FLED) said on Wednesday [July 8]. A report titled 'Exile ceases to be a safe haven: Nicaraguan […]
"Divergentes [a digital news outlet covering Nicaragua] is documenting a new phase in the Sandinista regime’s confiscation policy: it is no longer only distributing the properties of exiled opposition figures among state institutions, but is now also selling, renting and distributing them to private individuals loyal to the government. Documented cases show how homes seized […]
"Amid the growing erosion of freedom of expression and the press in Latin America, the number of journalists going into exile is multiplying due to threats from political authorities, local officials, organized crime and criminal groups, experts agreed. Mariana Belloso, coordinator of the Latin American Network of Journalism in Exile (RELPEX) of the Inter American […]
"The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) today [June 18] announced its 2026 Knight International Journalism awardees. José J. Nieves, an exiled media leader from Cuba who is the editor in chief of innovative news site elTOQUE, and Zeinab Mohammed Salih, a courageous freelance reporter covering the atrocities of the war in her home country of […]
"The Regional Alliance for Freedom of Expression and Information—in collaboration with the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and the Civil Association Comunicación para la Igualdad—is launching a regional call for applications addressed to media outlets in Latin America and the Caribbean whose newsrooms operate, either wholly or partially, from exile or within contexts of mobility. […]
“Sixty-one media outlets shut down, media professionals imprisoned, more than 300 journalists in exile and 65% of Nicaragua’s territory turned into a news desert. After nearly two decades in power, the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has successfully carried out a sustained strategy to dismantle independent journalism. Meanwhile, Nicaraguan journalists continue to work […]
"The struggle to maintain independent reporting now falls largely on those outside the island. Through conversations with four exiled journalists, a picture emerges of a movement that is physically displaced but editorially undeterred. It is worth noting that there are still journalists in Cuba doing independent journalism despite their government’s repression. [...] There has been […]
"Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French) warns of the acceleration of threats, judicial persecution, and financial strangulation measures against the press under the government of President Nayib Bukele. This repression has already forced dozens of media professionals into exile. RSF and its partners, the Journalists' Association of El Salvador (APES) and the […]
"In a press release, the digital magazine GatoEncerrado announced the closure of its administrative and financial operations in El Salvador, stating that the decision is in response to restrictions arising from recent laws and regulations affecting the practice of journalism and the functioning of social organizations in the country. The statement said 'it is impossible […]
"Nicaraguan journalism is facing an 'unprecedented crisis' with the politically motivated closure of at least 61 media outlets, including the newspaper La Prensa and the platforms Confidencial and 100% Noticias, the Costa Rica-based Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy (FLED) warned Monday, Sept. 29. In a report titled Nicaragua: Journalistic memory and the fight […]
"The Salvadoran news outlet FocosTV announced Thursday it is moving its operations to Costa Rica, citing 'repression by a government that seeks to silence critical voices' in El Salvador. The outlet described the move as forced displacement. In a video statement, a representative of FocosTV said the Salvadoran government is using the state of emergency […]