"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) deeply regretted the announced end of the print edition of the Ecuadorian newspaper Expreso and urged the country’s authorities to end all forms of state harassment and pressure against critical media outlets and journalists. Expreso, published in Guayaquil by Gráficos Nacionales S.A. (Granasa), will wrap its print circulation on […]
“RSF analysed Javier Milei’s X account between April and May 2026 and found that in 47 days, Argentina’s head of state posted 1,674 posts attacking journalists and the media, including reposts — which is more than what Elon Musk posts against the press in a year(opens in new tab). These staggering figures illustrate the extent of […]
“Article 19 reported that journalist Jaime López, coordinator of the news website Contramáscaras, has been threatened and harassed in recent days following information published by the outlet questioning [governor of the Mexican state of Puebla] Alejandro Armenta Mier. In a statement, the organization said that between Sept. 2 and 4, the journalist received threatening messages […]
"The legal counsel of Mexico's Executive branch, Luisa María Alcalde, on Tuesday [Aug. 12] presented an alleged digital ecosystem coordinated between news organizations and opposition figures that, according to the government, amplifies messages to attack the movement of the self-proclaimed Fourth Transformation. During her ‘Right of Reply’ news conference, [Alcalde] presented a list of journalists, […]
“The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice did not admit the appeal filed by the defense and confirmed the 10-year prison sentence for journalist Carlos Granada, who was sentenced for acts of sexual harassment, coercion, and sexual coercion that victimized female communicators of the Albavisión Group. The highest judicial instance did not admit […]
“A broad segment of Colombia’s press has raised concerns over the potential election of Abelardo de la Espriella as president. Ahead of the runoff vote, press freedom organizations and journalists have pointed to the attorney’s long history of using legal action against those who have criticized him or his clients, warning that his ‘pattern of […]
“The Latin American fact-checking network LatamChequea expressed particular concern over attacks, harassment and digital violence targeting fact-checkers from Ecuador Chequea and Lupa Media, both members of LatamChequea, amid a broader context of restrictions on press freedom in Ecuador. […] The digital attacks targeting independent fact-checkers in recent weeks are another sign of the climate of […]
"Some cases of sexual harassment and abuse took place in the darkness of editing suites, in the solitude of stalled elevators, and in clandestine meetings proposed by men of power. Others, however, occurred right in the middle of the set—with all the lights shining and people speaking loudly—without anyone raising an objection. That was one […]
"On International Women's Day, Medianálisis presented the 'Guide and Roadmap for Prevention, Self-Care and Action' for women journalists and social communication students in Venezuela facing workplace sexual harassment—a 54-page document offering concrete tools to identify, prevent and respond to one of the most widespread forms of violence within the practice of journalism in Venezuela. Based […]
The Central American Journalists Network (RCP, for its initials in Spanish) issued an alert over threats, acts of intimidation and attacks against journalists Carlos Girón and Marcelo Osorto of Honduran news outlet ICN Investiga. The organization said the incidents reflect a pattern of violence against investigative journalism in the country. According to the RCP, Girón […]
"On April 11, Diario Expreso previewed something unusual for its next edition: “This is our front page for tomorrow, April 12, 2026. Yes, it’s blank. It’s not a mistake. It’s not by chance. It’s a message you need to understand.” The news outlet explained the reason behind the blank front page: “This is what the […]
"The Venezuelan judicial system has once again closed the doors to the complete freedom of journalist and former political prisoner Rory Daniel Branker. On April 6, 2026, through a judicial order issued by the First Court of First Instance (Trial Jurisdiction) with competence in Terrorism cases, the denial of his amnesty request was made public. […]