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Former Colombian intelligence chief convicted of aggravated torture of journalist Claudia Duque

"The Tenth Specialized Criminal Court of Bogotá sentenced Giancarlo Auqué De Silvestri, former Director of Intelligence and former Secretary General of the now-defunct Administrative Department of Security (DAS, for its acronym in Spanish), to 12 years and six months in prison. The court ruling holds him responsible for the aggravated psychological torture committed against journalist […]

Journalist assaulted in Bolivia while live on air

"The National Association of Bolivian Journalists and the Circle of Women Journalists condemned the assault suffered by journalist Marcela Cruz Tola in Oruro, when a man attacked her while she was hosting a program on Channel 15. Both organizations demanded an immediate investigation. [...] A security camera video captured the moment a man entered the […]

Indigenous and Afro-Mexican media report harassment, censorship, threats and attacks

"Community, Indigenous, and Afro-Mexican media outlets reported facing harassment, censorship, threats, and attacks from state and political party actors, amid violence, dispossession, and criminalization in their territories. In a collective statement, they demanded respect for their autonomy and direct participation in communications policy decisions. The statement was issued following the National Meeting 'Sowing the Word, […]

Anonymous banners in Honduras label journalists ‘hitmen of truth’

"Banners accusing Honduran journalists of spreading misinformation and opposing the 2025 general elections appeared in public areas of Tegucigalpa this week, sparking concern among press freedom advocates. The banners, signed by the self-identified Honduran Popular Movement, read: “The hitmen of truth, weapons of mass disinformation, do not want elections to take place.” The images featured […]

Argentina's President attacks critical journalists again: “People don't hate them enough”

"Argentine president Javier Milei once again attacked the journalism of Argentina that is critical of his government, after calling press workers ‘hired killers with credentials of so-called journalists’ and saying that ‘people do not hate them enough.’ 'I had believed that a large part of journalism had reached its peak as lying trash in covering […]

Peruvian journalist reports intimidation at home by men in police vests

"Journalist Beto Ortiz reported on Sunday, April 13, that two men wearing police-style vests appeared at his home in Chaclacayo, a district in Peru’s Lima Province and asked the groundskeeper intimidating questions. According to a report aired on Panorama, the Sunday news program of the television network where Ortiz works, the men did not identify […]

Bolivian journalists' associations denounce intimidation by fictitious State of Kailasa against national media outlets

"The National Association of Journalists of Bolivia (ANPB, for its initials in Spanish) and the country's nine departmental journalists' associations condemned the threats and intimidation directed at several Bolivian media outlets by representatives of the self-proclaimed State of Kailasa. [...] 'The demand for retractions, content removal and public apologies from the fictitious State of Kailasa […]

Colombian senator accused of stigmatizing journalist

“Reporter Diana Saray Giraldo has been the target of stigmatizing remarks since Jan. 9 by Senator Sandra Ramírez, a member of the Comunes party [composed of former FARC guerrilla combatants]. The controversy arose after Giraldo shared a post on the social media platform X about the senator’s participation in an event in Venezuela. In her […]

Uruguayan court rules sports journalist was sexually harassed in case against news channel

A Uruguayan court ruled on Dec. 3 in favor of sports journalist Ana Inés Martínez against Channel 10. It upheld the journalist's claim for sexual harassment, but dismissed compensation for workplace harassment. Martínez alleged that she was fired from the news program Subrayado in December 2023 after having been a victim of sexual harassment and […]

A ‘culture of silence’ threatens press freedom under El Salvador President Bukele, press freedom organizations find

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, […]

Several journalists flee Cuba after state agents question, pressure at least 8

"CPJ is alarmed by reports that since mid-September, Cuban state security agents questioned at least eight journalists and media workers from non-state media outlets, many in connection to alleged crimes against the state, leading several to flee the country. [...] Cuban news website El Toque, which operates from exile, reported that the journalists were summoned […]

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Argentine Journalism Academy reports ‘persecution and harassment’ of journalist by Milei supporters

"The National Journalism Academy reported this Wednesday [July 31] the 'persecution' and 'harassment' of María O’Donnell, attributing it to supporters of Javier Milei and to other journalists. Additionally, the entity issued a specific complaint against presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni for failing to arrange a promised meeting with academy representatives. 'The National Journalism Academy categorically rejects […]