"Journalist Jéssica Martínez was doing her job outside the Emboscada Antigua Penitentiary on Monday, Aug. 25, when she was unexpectedly struck in the chest by one of the guards of Justice Minister Rodrigo Nicora. The assault, which was captured on video, prompted a group of journalists to express solidarity with Martínez and demand at least […]
"On Friday [Aug. 22], Brazil's Supreme Federal Court sentenced pro-Bolsonaro congresswoman Carla Zambelli to five years and three months in prison for the crimes of illegal possession of a firearm and illegal coercion with the use of a weapon, in relation to an incident that occurred on the eve of the 2022 runoff election, when […]
An episode of violence against the press was reported on Thursday [Aug. 14] during a protest led by municipal officials in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. Radio Concierto network reporter Héctor Maciel was assaulted while covering officials demanding payment for back wages, according to the media outlet Última Hora. According to local reports, a group of […]
“For over two decades, Bolivian journalists have endured intimidation, legal harassment, and violence from political actors intent on silencing dissent. Now, journalists fear those attacks may intensify as the country races toward a hotly contested presidential election, in which no clear frontrunner has emerged. ‘We’re not choosing between democracy and authoritarianism,’ said reporter Rodrigo Fernández from Radio Erbol, one of […]
"On Friday [Aug. 8], the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras (OHCHR) urged the Honduran government to implement effective measures to prevent, protect, investigate and punish any attacks against journalists. […] ‘Freedom of expression, enshrined in Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, is an […]
A journalist and a cameraman were victims of an attempted robbery while broadcasting live in Córdoba, Argentina. The incident occurred on the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 4, when a thief on a motorcycle—known locally as a “motochorro”—attempted to steal their equipment. Journalist Sofía Pérez D'Abreu and cameraman Beto Pereyra, from the channel C5N, were south […]
"On the night of Friday, July 25, Marcelo Ruiz, a correspondent for TC Televisión network in [the Ecuadorian province of] Manabí, was the victim of an armed attack. The journalist was driving along the Portoviejo–Santa Ana road. According to preliminary information, another vehicle intercepted the journalist near El Guabito neighborhood. Several shots were fired at […]
"Journalist Gustavo Chica, of Guaviare Estéreo and Caracol Radio, was the victim of an armed attack last night [July 5]. He and his wife were leaving their home in [the Colombian municipality of] San José del Guaviare to go to a park when they were shot several times. Both were wounded and were taken by […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expresses deep concern over the rising violence, stigmatization and restrictions against journalists and media outlets in Bolivia, which pose a serious threat to the constitutional right to press freedom. The organization urges the Bolivian government to foster an atmosphere of respect, cease the discrediting rhetoric against the press, and […]
“The undersigned organizations express our deep alarm at the accelerated deterioration of press freedom in El Salvador, which has intensified significantly in recent weeks. The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, for its Spanish acronym) has documented the forced displacement of at least 40 journalists because of a sustained pattern of harassment, intimidation, and […]
"The National Journalism Council (CNP), the Forum of Journalists for Freedom of Expression and Information, the Panamanian Broadcasting Association, and the Chiriquí Journalists Association issued a joint statement condemning the ‘attack endured by journalists’ Pedro Batista (Telemetro Reporta), Horacio Trottman (Sertv) and Luis Alberto Jiménez (TVN Noticias). The journalists were threatened with spears and had […]
“Conditions for journalists in Honduras are increasingly hostile, dangerous and deadly. Experts say threats include blackmailing media outlets through government advertising, cyber harassment, lack of transparency, intolerance by public officials and politicians, organized crime, and a rise in lawsuits targeting journalists and media workers. With about nine months remaining in President Xiomara Castro’s term, several […]