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Puerto Rico: Journalists' associations condemn police violence against reporters covering demonstration

"The Puerto Rico Journalists Association (Asppro, by its Spanish acronym), the Overseas Press Club (OPC), the Puerto Rico Photojournalists Association (AFPR) and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) condemned this morning the aggression and excessive use of force by officers of the Police Strike Force against journalists and photojournalists during the mobilization of uniformed […]

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Bolivia: Photojournalist from El Deber news outlet beaten and his equipment damaged while covering a protest

"A photojournalist from [the Bolivian news outlet] El Deber was assaulted while covering a strike taking place in [the city of] Santa Cruz. [...] [The reporter] was recording the events and was seeking an interview with groups related to the Movimiento Al Socialismo (Movement Toward Socialism). It all began when the "masistas" [followers of the […]

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Organizations demand Mexican State take action in face of increase in violence against press in Tamaulipas

"During the last two weeks ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Propuesta Cívica and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) documented a series of attacks against journalists and media outlets in the state of Tamaulipas, highlighting a worrying increase in the violence experienced in the area. ... Three journalists, two reporters and a cameraman, whose […]

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13 attacks against the press registered in Ecuador during first two days of national strike

"Journalists Juan Carlos Sola and Brayan Borja, of the digital news outlet La Voz Ciudadana EC, were attacked by a group of demonstrators in Guaranda, Ecuador. They punched and hit them while complaining they were filming. Juan Carlos Sola told Fundamedios that they were trying to take footage of a confrontation between a driver and […]

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News organizations in Brazil protest against an attempt to run over two female journalists from the Globo network

"In another case of violence against journalists that occurred in Brazil, GloboNews reporter Paula Araújo and film reporter Patrícia Santos were the object of an attempt to strike them with a vehicle on the morning of Tuesday, May 10. (...) News organizations protested against the new attack attempt against professionals in the sector. According to […]

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Mexico: Police in the city of Irapuato assault a woman journalist during a protest against femicides

"The organizations Front for Freedom of Expression and Social Protest (FLEPS, by its Spanish acronym), Platform for Peace and Justice in Guanajuato and Women's Communication and Information A.C. (CIMAC) condemned the abuse of force and physical violence by the municipal police of Irapuato, in the state of Guanajuato, towards women journalists and demonstrators. They were protesting […]

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Two reporters are injured by gunshot wounds while covering a march in Chile

"Three people were shot and wounded by gunshots fired by two individuals against participants in the May Day march called by the Central Clasista de Trabajadores in Santiago de Chile. The injured persons were two women and one man, and one of them, a woman journalist for the community TV station Señal 3 La Victoria, […]

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Mocking by President Bolsonaro's son about torture suffered by journalist Míriam Leitão provokes wave of condemnation in Brazil

"A post by federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro in which he makes an ironic reference to an episode of torture suffered by journalist Míriam Leitão during the Brazilian military dictatorship caused a wave of condemnation among politicians from various positions. On Twitter, the son of President Jair Bolsonaro shared the image of a column by Leitão, […]

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Peru: Protesters attack journalists during march demanding Pedro Castillo leave the presidency

"In Plaza San Martín (in Lima, Peru), there were several attacks between those who request the vacancy of the head of state (President Pedro Castillo) and those who defend the current government. They even tried to attack journalists. […] Also, a group of demonstrators in favor of this march tried to attack the press. In […]

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Mexico: House and offices of journalist under protection mechanism raided

"This week, both the office and home of Jesús Humberto González Deleija, photojournalist for El Mañana de Reynosa and recently host of the program La Comezón de la Raza, were raided by unknown individuals in Reynosa, Tamaulipas. The journalist, who has been the victim of aggressions both by authorities and by alleged members of organized […]