"Costa Rican journalist Adrián Quirós Araya was detained by Nicaraguan authorities on Friday, Sept. 5. He was on his way to cover the soccer match between the national teams of Costa Rican and Nicaragua, which ended in a 1-1 draw. According to a report by Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa, [Quirós Araya] was going through formalities […]
"The Superior Court of Justice of the State [of Campeche, Mexico] upheld the precautionary measures against journalist Jorge González Valdez, who must have a censor review his publications, while the Tribuna news website must notify that body of all publications mentioning the governor of Campeche, Layda Sansores. On Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, a hearing was […]
"The National Association of Journalists (CNP, by its acronym in Spanish) of Venezuela celebrated the release from prison of opposition leader Pedro Guanipa, one of 13 political prisoners whose release was announced on Sunday [Aug. 24] by opposition sources, and demanded a ‘fair trial’ for the activist, who was granted precautionary measures. 'Although our colleague […]
"Journalists Carlos Martínez Caamal, Abraham Martínez and Hubert Carrera Pali issued a public apology to the governor of [the Mexican state of] Campeche, Layda Sansores, by order of the State Electoral Court, which ruled that the comments made on their social media analysis program constituted gender-based political violence in its digital and media form. The […]
"Independent journalist Henry Constantin, director of media outlet La Hora de Cuba and regional vice-president of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) was released Thursday [July 3], after spending four days in a dungeon at the State Security headquarters [...]. [...] Constantin acknowledged that his situation is not promising. 'There are threats that will continue […]
"The Supreme Court of Guatemala accepted an amparo (legal appeal) filed by the defense of journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín against an Appeals Court that ordered his pretrial detention, although his release from prison has not been finalized. In a statement, the Court detailed this Sunday [June 29] that it is 'provisionally' suspending the ruling […]
"The 22nd Criminal Court of Bogotá ratified in the second instance the denial of [early termination of criminal proceedings] in a case of aggravated slander against journalist Julián Martínez. The request to terminate the criminal proceedings had been filed by the Attorney General's Office in favor of Martínez, a renowned independent journalist who has published […]
"Judge Guadalupe Martínez Taboada ordered the prosecution of journalist Jorge Luis González Valdez, former editor of the newspaper Tribuna, for allegedly inciting hatred and violence against the governor [of the Mexican state of Campeche] Layda Sansores. The judge also ordered the closure of the online platform and prohibited González Valdez from practicing journalism. In an […]
“ARTICLE 19 - Office for Mexico and Central America reiterates its concern over the two civil lawsuits and one criminal proceeding against Hernán Gómez Bruera, journalist and author of the books 'Traición en Palacio: El negocio de la justicia en la 4T' (Treason in the Palace: The Business of Justice in times of the 4T) […]
"Bibian Hernández, a lawyer who, according to the [Ecuador] Attorney General's Office, may be involved in money laundering, has decided to begin two legal actions for moral damages against columnists Martin Pallares and Roberto Aguilar, and another legal action for slander against journalist Sara Ortiz. [...] The lawsuit against Aguilar and Pallares was motivated by […]
"This Friday [May 9], the president [of Argentina] Javier Milei denounced journalists Carlos Pagni, Viviana Canosa and Ari Lijalad for alleged ‘slander or false accusation’ and ‘libel’ in the federal courts of [Comodoro Py Avenue] in [the Buenos Aires neighborhood of] Retiro, despite the fact that these are offenses that were decriminalized in 2009. [...] […]
"Through an extensive letter, investors of Honduras Próspera Inc. try to intimidate [Honduran media outlet] Criterio.hn in order to impose a hegemonic discourse on the Employment and Economic Development Zones (ZEDE, for their acronym in Spanish), declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) of Honduras in September 2024. On April 8, Nicholas Dranias, […]