"Two Haitian sports journalists have died violently in separate incidents over the past four days, under circumstances yet to be clarified by authorities, amidst the worsening security crisis that has gripped the country for years. Journalist Jean Brunet Bontemps and photojournalist Jean-Marc Stevenson Ysemai passed away last Friday [May 1] in Port-au-Prince, and on Monday […]
"The Criminal Chamber of the Fourth Central Section, in Santa Tecla, La Libertad, upheld the 15-year prison sentences handed down to three military officers for the murders of four Dutch journalists during the armed conflict. However, it revoked the Salvadoran State's obligation to publicly apologize to the victims' families for delaying justice in the case. […]
"A criminal trial judge sentenced Ledinwint Yesith Díaz Mercado to 43 years and six months in prison for the murder of journalist Mardonio de Jesús Mejía Mendoza, who was killed on Jan. 24, 2024, in San Pedro (Sucre). The hitman was convicted of the crimes of aggravated homicide and the manufacture, trafficking, carrying, or possession […]
“Journalist Carlos Humberto Cal died after being the victim of an armed attack on the route leading to San Cristóbal Verapaz, [in the Guatemalan department of] Alta Verapaz. According to preliminary information, Cal was intercepted by armed men on Sunday night [April 26]. Volunteer firefighters arrived at the scene and confirmed that the victim showed […]
"The NGO Colectivo de Derechos Humanos para la Memoria Histórica de Nicaragua on Tuesday called for justice in the killing of Nicaraguan journalist Ángel Gahona, who was shot dead eight years ago while covering protests against the government of Daniel Ortega. The organization said the journalist was killed 'by agents of the Nicaraguan state, who […]
"Samuel Rodolfo Vizcarra Velarde admitted to his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of journalist and El Debate newspaper columnist Luis Enrique Ramírez Ramos and was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the crime of aggravated homicide, the State Attorney General's Office of Culiacán reported. The conviction of the perpetrator of the crime against […]
"On March 18, 2026, Juan David Gámez [owner of local news site Táctica SS] was shot dead in the Valle de Lincoln neighborhood of García, in the northern state of Nuevo León. According to information [from Reporters Without Borders, RSF], he was attacked while riding his motorcycle near his home. Juan David Gámez regularly published […]
"The press in Ecuador is doing its work amid the government’s war on drug trafficking, which has turned the country into the most violent in Latin America, with a record 54 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2025 — equivalent to one every hour, according to official data. 'Having six journalists killed in just one year […]
"Non-governmental organizations and members of the press are demanding an investigation and justice for the murder of Merida journalist Walter Jaimes. Jaimes had been reported missing since last Saturday [Feb. 28]; however, it was not until this Tuesday, March 3, that his identity was confirmed, after his body was located in the Puente Viejo sector, […]
"Following the ruling issued this Thursday [Feb. 26] by the Trial Court in Puebla, those responsible for the murder of journalist Marco Aurelio Ramírez in Tehuacán were sentenced to 46 years and five months in prison each. They are Jesús Armando N. and José Francisco N., who received the sentence after a judicial process that […]
"Peru's Constitutional Court on Friday [Feb. 20] ordered the release of a former minister after overturning his 12-year prison sentence for being a direct co-author of the murder of a journalist in 1988, when the politician was a young army officer during the armed conflict between security forces and the Shining Path terrorist group. A […]
“After two years and nine months of legal proceedings, justice is finally being served for journalist Marco Aurelio Ramírez Hernández. The judge presiding over the case issued a guilty verdict against Jesús N. and Francisco N., accused of aggravated intentional homicide, said the victim’s daughter, Diana Luisa Ramírez, indicating that the motive for the crime […]