"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expresses deep concern over what the Mexican outlet Vanguardia considers judicial retaliation against it, stemming from its critical coverage of former Coahuila governor Humberto Moreira Valdés. According to reports from the media, Vanguardia has been targeted since 2016 in a systematic campaign of legal harassment and personal persecution, allegedly driven by Moreira. […]
"A group of 10 international organizations submitted an amicus curiae brief to Guatemala’s Supreme Court in the case of journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín. The brief, filed on March 26, argues that Zamora’s return to preventive detention constitutes a violation of his fundamental rights under Guatemalan and international law, and urges the Court to grant a pending amparo appeal […]
"On March 10, Guatemala’s Second Court carried out an order from the Third Court of Appeals, sending journalist José Rubén Zamora back to pretrial detention after his house arrest was revoked. According to the Attorney General’s Office, Zamora must return to prison 'immediately.' " 'The judge had no choice. The court arbitrarily ordered this. Despite […]
The editor of the digital newspaper Hondudiario, Arístides Aceituno, denounced on Friday, Jan. 31, that he is wanted by the International Police (Interpol), due to a lawsuit against him filed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of Honduras, Roosevelt Hernández. Apparently, the lawsuit stems from a report published […]
Following a court decision as part of the lawsuits brought against her by the Peruvian Attorney General's Office, the secrecy of Peruvian journalist Paola Ugaz's communications was lifted, according to the Spanish newspaper ABC, of which Ugaz is a correspondent in Lima. The Peruvian court requested from Ugaz's telephone operator all the records of her […]
"On July 29, to mark the second anniversary of Jose Rubén Zamora’s unjust and arbitrary detention, a Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French) representative traveled to Guatemala to meet with and advocate for the wrongfully imprisoned journalist. After visiting Zamora in the Mariscal Zavala prison, Artur Romeu, director of RSF’s Latin America […]
Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, who has been imprisoned for more than 700 days, expressed his gratitude for the Gabo Foundation’s Recognition of Journalistic Excellence through an audio message and a letter, during the Gabo Award ceremony on Friday, July 5, in Bogotá, Colombia. "Never, ever, have I felt such warm and nurturing company and […]
“Federal Deputy Julia Zanatta has filed civil and criminal lawsuits against journalist Amanda Miranda, who published a report showing the parliamentarian allegedly paid R $5,000 (US $912) to a newspaper in Tijucas [Santa Catarina, Brazil], which allegedly publishes only favorable news about the Bolsonaro supporter. The invoice cites ‘creation and distribution of content for the […]
"Independent journalist Humberto Padgett denounced [on June 21] that he was detained by agents of the Secretariat of Citizen Security and held at the Public Servants Prosecutor's Office of the Mexico City Attorney General's Office (FGJ CDMX, for its Spanish acronym) for requesting explanations about the alleged shelving of a case that dates back to […]
"Journalist Peniley Ramírez, in a column titled 'UIF vs. Latinus' in her opinion section Linotipia at Reforma newspaper, alleged that the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF, by its Spanish acronym) of [Mexico's Ministry of Finance and Public Credit] opened a new investigation into journalist Carlos Loret de Mola, his wife, [actor] Victor Trujillo and two branches […]
"Relatives of journalist Luis López, detained on Friday, June 14 in [the Venezuelan state of] La Guaira while he was on his way to cover a protest, requested on Sunday [June 16] his unconditional release, as well as that of the rest of the political activists detained by the security forces. [...] The journalist from […]
“The organizations Artículo 19 Mexico and Central America, the collective Toma tu Remo, and Perteneces A.C. expressed their concern for the use of judicial mechanisms with the intention of inhibiting and intimidating the exercise of journalism and freedom of expression [...] against Mexican journalist Claudia Amelia Solera, from Enfoque Noticias radio station, of the NRM […]