“Three men were sentenced to 45 years in prison for the murders of reporters Sheila Johana [García Olivera] and Yesenia Aurora [Mollinedo Falconí]. During a hearing held on August 10 in Cosoleacaque [in the Mexican state of Veracruz], sentences were handed down to Antonio de Jesús “H,” alias “El Mara”; Armando “S,” alias “El Trascabo”; […]
A journalist slain in northern Colombia was investigating the murder of an attorney who had reported an alleged extortion attempt involving a phone number that matched one used by a local politician, Caracol Noticias reported. Journalist Cristian Herrera had been looking into the death of attorney Fabio Álex Ortega, who was fatally shot in December […]
"Mexican authorities said on Friday [July 3] that remains found at a site in the eastern state of Veracruz belonged to journalist Roxana Guzman, whose killing has again shined a harsh light on press freedom in Mexico, one of the world's deadliest countries for journalists. Guzman, director of crime news outlet Pulso Informativo del Sureste, […]
"On Friday [June 12] night, authorities captured the individual known as 'Víctor Chala'—alleged leader of an armed unit within the 'Structure 36] of the EMBF (General Staff of Blocks and Front), part of the 'Calarcá' dissident faction—during an operation at the Flandes toll station in Tolima. Investigative agencies link this notorious criminal to events that […]
"During a ceremony honoring Indigenous rights advocate Bruno Pereira and journalist Dom Phillips, held this Wednesday, June 11, in Brasília, Sidônio Palmeira—Minister of the Secretariat of Social Communication of the Presidency (Secom/PR)—apologized on behalf of the Brazilian State to the families of the two defenders of the Amazon. The apology addressed the defamatory and hateful […]
"Early Thursday morning [June 11], reporter Luis Ángel López was killed in an armed attack while driving along 20 de Noviembre Avenue in the Cazones neighborhood of Poza Rica, in northern Veracruz. The incident took place around 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, when the journalist—who covered the police beat for the media outlet Vanguardia—was shot after […]
“On the afternoon of Saturday [June 6], armed men fatally shot veteran journalist Cristian Herrera Nariño in a neighborhood in the city of Cúcuta, in Colombia’s Norte de Santander department. Herrera was a member of the board of directors of the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, by its Spanish acronym) and had been threatened for […]
"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 […]