“The government of Javier Milei seeks to repeal the Journalist Statute, a key law for the protection of labor and professional rights. According to the Buenos Aires Press Union, attacks against journalists increased by 66% during 2025. The repeal bill is part of the labor reform promoted by the ruling party, La Libertad Avanza. The […]
"Journalist Ernesto Martínez was attacked and threatened by agents of the Sinaloa State Public Security Secretariat [Mexico] while attempting to cover a story […] on Jan. 19. According to the organization Article 19 […], Martínez arrived at the Culiacán–Mazatlán highway to report on a confrontation between officers and civilians in which one person died. When […]
"Journalist Claudia Cáceres, who has worked for several years at the radio station Radio Cadena Voces, reported Tuesday (Jan. 20) that she was assaulted by activists from the Libertad y Refundación (Libre) party solely for doing her job as a journalist. The attack against Cáceres occurred Tuesday morning as she was leaving the offices of […]
Three journalists from the digital news outlet SinEmbargo were attacked and threatened while attempting to document the illegal sale of animals at the Mixhuca Market in Mexico City, human rights organization Article 19 reported. A vendor harassed the reporters inside the market, demanding they delete their recorded footage. The team left the market after noticing […]
2025 was the most critical year for press freedom in Argentina on record, according to the Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA, by its acronym in Spanish). A report by the organization counted 278 attacks against journalists, a 55 percent increase compared to 2024. The document also identified physical assaults, judicial harassment, online harassment –especially frequent against […]
"Around 1:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, two hitmen on a motorcycle attempted to kill journalist Mitzar Bato Castillejos Tenazoa, host of Radio Latín Plus 107.7 FM and director of the social media news portal Bato a Informarte Noticias. The attack occurred as he was heading to work in the [Peruvian] city of Aguaytía, in […]
"Cuban women activists and journalists, who are calling for a freer and fairer country, face a wall of 'repression, state violence, and authoritarian practices' that, according to human rights organizations, endangers their lives and seeks to silence their voices. Amnesty International's regional researcher for the Caribbean, Johanna Cilano, has indicated there are signs that this […]
"A medium-power explosive device detonated at the headquarters of RCN Radio in Pasto, capital of the Colombian department of Nariño, in an incident that once again put local authorities on alert after being the third attack with this type of explosive reported in the city in recent months. The explosion directly hit the building where […]
"A journalist from the state of Pará reported he was assaulted by the mayor of Parauapebas, Aurélio Goiano (Avante), during the COP30 climate conference. Wesley Costa, of Rádio Liberal, said the mayor slapped him in the face. The incident occurred Monday in Belém, which is the host city of the conference and the capital of […]
"A TV Globo producer was assaulted Tuesday afternoon in Brasília while filming a segment for the Jornal Nacional newscast. The crew was recording footage near a National Institute of Social Security (INSS) office when the producer was suddenly attacked and put in a chokehold by an unidentified man. According to the network, the attacker has […]
"Journalist Adela Navarro, co-director of Semanario Zeta, filed a complaint with the Attorney General's Office of the State of Baja California (FGE) in Mexico for acts of intimidation that occurred at her offices. The complaint arose after businessman Manuel Cisneros Romero, accompanied by his lawyer and armed bodyguards, visited the media outlet's offices on Friday, […]
"Venezuelan journalist Joan Camargo was released on Tuesday [Nov. 4], after being forcibly disappeared for more than 100 hours. It remains unclear who was responsible for his abduction, and details surrounding his release have not yet been disclosed. The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, by its Spanish acronym) was the first organization to report […]