"The killing of journalist Javier Antonio Hércules Salinas has sparked widespread criticism across Honduran society, particularly targeting the Protection Mechanism overseen by the Secretariat of Human Rights (SEDH for its initials in Spanish). It was the minister of the SEDH, Héctor Becerra, who revealed that Hércules had been granted five protection measures by the government’s […]
Renowned radio host, sports commentator and former footballer Carlos Gilberto Aguirre was fatally stabbed in the early hours of Sunday, June 1, in the municipality of Juticalpa, Honduras. El Heraldo newspaper confirmed through sources at the Public Prosecutor’s morgue that Aguirre died from multiple stab wounds. So far, the perpetrators and motives behind the crime […]
“Avisack Douglas, a journalist working as a photographer for a candidate from the Citizens Movement (MC for its initials in Spanish) party, died at a hospital from multiple gunshot wounds, according to reports. The Mexican Association of Communicators and Journalists confirmed and condemned what it called her ‘cowardly murder.’ Luis Carbonell, the party’s state leader, […]
"The alleged perpetrator of the murder of Gastón Medina, a well-known Peruvian journalist in the southern region of Ica, was arrested this Friday [May 16] by agents of the Peruvian National Police (PNP, by its acronym in Spanish) and members of the Public Prosecutor's Office, official sources reported. Members of the security forces raided a […]
“José Carlos González Herrera, who managed the Facebook page ‘El Guerrero Opinión Ciudadana’, with 142,000 followers, was shot in the center of the port of Acapulco, despite the special operation deployed by authorities from the city’s Public Security Secretariat. According to initial reports, José Carlos González, known as El Fénix, was killed by several gunshot […]
The Oaxaca Prosecutor's Office reported that those convicted of the murder of journalist Heber López Vázquez received sentences of 35 and 40 years in prison for the crime of murder in the first degree. With the sentence, the Prosecutor's Office added, the trial that began three years ago against Ricardo E. C. and Ricardo G. […]
“Journalist Raúl Celis López, a well-known radio host in Iquitos, Peru, was shot and killed this morning (May 7) by suspected hitmen as he arrived riding in a motorcycle taxi to his workplace in downtown Iquitos. The murder occurred shortly after Celis López stopped to buy a newspaper. As the motorcycle taxi continued toward the […]
"Judge Guadalupe Patricia Juárez Hernández ruled that Ricardo E. C. and Ricardo G. R. are criminally responsible for the aggravated homicide of Heber Fernando López Vásquez, a journalist murdered in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca. According to the journalist's family and colleagues, the final hearing in the legal proceedings against the two people accused of […]
“The Attorney General's Office reported this Wednesday [April 30] that someone was linked to the case for the murder of journalist Gustavo Sánchez Cabrera in 2021. Authorities have identified the alleged perpetrator as Esteban 'C,' and he faces charges of attempted murder. The Attorney General's Office explained that it took on the case because the […]
“On Monday, Jan. 20, journalist Gastón Medina was shot and killed outside a house in the San Isidro neighborhood of Ica, [Peru]. Sadly, more than three months after the crime, the radio host's family is still waiting for justice, as the investigation has yet to shed any light on those responsible for this crime. Ornella […]
"With the families of reporter Julio Daniel Chaparro Hurtado and photographer Jorge Enrique Torres Navas present, a Friendly Settlement Agreement will be signed today [April 23] in Bogotá to offer reparations for their 1991 killings. The event will include representatives from the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP), Colombia’s National […]
"The trial for the 1982 murder of four Dutch journalists—Koos Koster, Jan Kuiper, Joop Willemsen, and Hans ter Laag—scheduled for April 23 has been suspended following a request by the attorney for Col. Mario Adalberto Reyes Mena, who informed the court that her client was undergoing surgery and would be unable to attend. The judge […]