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Colombian prosecutors investigate sexual harassment claims at top news network

"The Colombian Attorney General’s Office made three decisions this morning [March 24] demonstrating that its top official, Luz Adriana Camargo, intends to strengthen the institution’s gender-based approach. First, it has opened a special channel to handle complaints—which have gone viral on social media in recent days—alleging sexual violence by journalists at various media outlets. According […]

Brazilian journalist is verbally assaulted during football final

"Last Sunday afternoon, the 9th, coverage of the classic match between Internacional and Grêmio, for the final of the Gaucho Championship, began with an episode of hostility against the press. Journalist Alice Bastos Neves, presenter for RBS TV, was the target of verbal abuse from a fan in the stands of the Beira-Rio stadium in […]

International organizations express serious concern over climate of harassment against Honduran press

“The Inter American Press Association (IAPA), together with various international, regional, and national organizations defending freedom of expression and human rights, expresses its deep alarm over the climate of harassment, stigmatization and threats faced by journalists and media outlets in Honduras in the weeks leading up to the general elections on Nov. 30. The recent […]

IAPA Assembly concludes with warning of growing hostility against journalism promoted by official discourse in the Americas

"The conclusions of the 81st General Assembly of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), following four days of presentations and conferences, warned about the deterioration of press freedom across the continent amid a growing climate of hostility toward journalism fueled by official discourse. The report also denounced murders, imprisonments, exiles, and judicial harassment of journalists, […]

Police pressure journalists in Nicaragua to hand over information about their colleagues, according to report

"Police officers—working for the dictatorship—are pressuring independent journalists who remain in Nicaragua to hand over information about other colleagues, including those outside the country, according to the report on Attacks on Press Freedom for the period July to September this year, published by the Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy (FLED, for its Spanish […]

Government official in Ecuador - without evidence - accuses media outlet of money laundering and tax evasion

"Newspaper Expreso and its publishing company, Granasa, publicly denounced an attempt of intimidation by José Julio Neira, current Secretary General of Public Integrity [of Ecuador] and director of several institutions, who on Sept. 17 posted a video on his personal X account linking the media outlet to an alleged tax evasion and money laundering scheme. […]

Honduran Armed Forces called upon to stop stigmatization against two newspapers

The Honduran Armed Forces have launched at least two public attacks against the media outlet El Heraldo and warned of legal action against it and the newspaper La Prensa. The accusations arose after El Heraldo published reports on internal tensions within the institution and alleged links to U.S. military forces. On Sept. 8, the Armed […]

Cuban journalist Camila Acosta reports she is being surveilled outside her home

"Independent journalist Camila Acosta reported this Sunday [Sept. 7] that two State Security agents are constantly monitoring her home in Havana [Cuba]. In a post on her Facebook profile, she shared photos of the alleged repressors and explained that ‘the police car (there is at least one), according to friends and neighbors, is nearby, waiting […]

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 […]