"Mexican authorities must undertake a swift and transparent investigation into the killing of media worker Saúl Tijerina Rentería, and determine whether he was targeted for his work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Tijerina’s family lost contact with him early in the morning of June 22, and his body was found near his vehicle […]
"Gunmen killed a journalist, a political activist and at least three other people in a rash of overnight shootings blamed on street gangs in Haiti's capital, the government said Wednesday. Photographs of reporter Diego Charles lying dead on the ground and of Antoinette Duclair in her car circulated on Haitian social media. Duclair was dropping […]
"The director of the Noticias Minuto a Minuto news website and Panorama Pacífico TV in the southern state of Oaxaca, Gustavo Sánchez Cabrera was in close contact with RSF in the weeks prior to his death. A specialist in covering local politics, crime and court cases, he knew another attack against him was imminent and […]
"Finally, more than three years after his arrest, Juan Francisco 'P', el Quillo, received a sentence of 32 years and 3 months in prison, in addition to the payment of reparation for the murder of Javier Valdez Cárdenas, a correspondent for La Jornada in Sinaloa [and co-founder of Ríodoce]. [...] The Special Prosecutor's Office for […]
"On the morning of this Thursday [June 17, 2021] journalist Gustavo Sánchez Cabrera was shot to death in the Morro Mazatán community, belonging to the municipality of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, in the region of the Isthmus of Oaxaca, as confirmed by the Ombudsman's Office. [...] Sánchez Cabrera was a reporter and editor for Nota Roja […]
"The former mayor of Chínipas, Chihuahua, Hugo Amed Schultz was sentenced to 8 years in prison for his responsibility in the murder of journalist Miroslava Breach, which occurred in March 2017. According to the organization Propuesta Cívica, in a hearing related to the request for an abbreviated procedure, the Special Prosecutor's Office for Crimes committed […]
“The Office of the Attorney General of the Nation [Colombia] obtained a 28-year prison sentence against Gustavo Angulo Arboleda, alias 'Cherry,' for his participation in the abduction and custody of a journalistic team from newspaper El Comercio of Ecuador, whom were later assassinated in events that occurred between March and April 2018. According to the […]
"A federal judge ruled that Juan Francisco 'P,' alias 'El Quillo,' belonging to the criminal cell of the Dámaso, which was part of the Sinaloa Cartel, is responsible for the murder of journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas. The sentence will be issued later. [...] During the process, the Special Prosecutor's Office for Crimes Committed against Freedom […]
"The Supreme Court of Justice confirmed the sentence of 47 years, 2 months and 6 days in prison against Juan Camilo Ortiz, as the author of the murder of journalist Flor Alba Núñez Vargas, which occurred at noon on Sept. 10, 2015 at the door of the station where she worked, in the municipality of […]
“One year and two months after the murder of Brazilian journalist Léo Veras, a new complaint was lodged by the public prosecutor's office of Paraguay. Prosecutor Alicia Sapriza, from the Center for the Fight against Organized Crime, accused Waldemar Pereira Rivas, known as “Cachorrão,” of criminal association and intentional homicide, and asked for a trial. […]
"On the World Press Freedom Day, journalist Benjamín Morales Hernández, director of the Xonoidag News page, was found dead and with gunshot wounds. A police report indicates that at 01:55 hours yesterday [May 3] his vehicle was located with the keys in the ignition in the vicinity of the Morelia ejido in the municipality of […]
"Reporters Without Borders (RSF) deplores the extremely tense climate for journalists in Brazil after a series of press freedom violations in recent weeks, including the murders of two journalists. The authorities must punish those responsible and protect media personnel throughout the country, RSF says. [...] Weverton Rabelo Fróes, 32, a radio show host and humourist […]