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IAPA concerned about judicial harassment against journalists from Volcánicas in Colombia

"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed concern over the use of civil and criminal lawsuits against two journalists from the Colombian digital media Volcánicas, with the alleged intention of obstructing journalistic investigations of public interest. The founding journalists of Volcánicas, Catalina Ruiz-Navarro and Matilde de los Milagros Londoño Jaramillo, published an investigation in June 2020 that collected anonymous […]

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Brazilian court in Bahia condemns journalists for criticizing city government

"The judiciary of the state of Bahia criminally condemned journalists Ailton São Paulo and Alana Rocha, who were exercising their profession. The action was filed by Daniela Cordeiro Nascimento, Guilherme Souza Tomasi and Ivina Adina Cordeiro Nascimento, who argued that they were victims of defamation for speeches made by presenters during the Gazeta Alerta program […]

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Press freedom organizations express concern after police operation against journalists in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Eight organizations that work to defend press freedom in Brazil published a statement expressing concern after a police search and seizure operation against journalists Enock Cavalcante and Alexandre Aprá in the state of Mato Grosso [in Brazil] on Tuesday, Feb. 6. "The investigation was initiated due to a complaint presented by the state governor, Mauro […]

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IAPA condemns Venezuelan regime's arrest order against journalist Sebastiana Barráez

"[...] The IAPA [Inter American Press Association] expressed its solidarity with journalist Sebastiana Barráez, of Infoabe, and 'rejected the arrest order from the regime of Nicolás Maduro that accuses her, along with other journalists and activists, of treason, terrorism and attempted murder against the president.' The IAPA said that 'the regime of Nicolás Maduro has […]

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Mexico: Journalist sued by Quintana Roo state governor's husband amidst investigation on alleged corruption

"ARTICLE 19 condemns the judicial harassment against journalist Jonathann Estrada, director of [the digital media outlet] Cancún Channel/Contrapunto, on the part of Omar Terrazas, husband of the current governor of [the Mexican state of] Quintana Roo. On Jan. 22, the journalist [...] received a lawsuit in which he is summoned for the alleged crime of […]

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Guatemala's new president must act quickly to stop the criminalization of journalism: RSF

"Following his inauguration as Guatemala’s president on Jan. 14 , Bernardo Arévalo faces a range of press freedom challenges as a key test of his new government. With a reputation as a reformer, it remains to be seen how Arévalo will act to stop the criminalization of journalism in Guatemala, including addressing the high-profile case […]

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Guatemalan appeals court overturns conviction of journalist José Rubén Zamora and orders new trial

"An appeals court in Guatemala ruled on Thursday [Oct. 12] to overturn the sentence dictated in June against journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín and ordered a retrial. Last June, Zamora was sentenced to six years in prison for an alleged crime of money laundering. The court's decision against the founder of elPeriódico newspaper came before […]

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Panama's Electoral Tribunal orders journalist, two digital news sites to suspend publications about presidential candidate

"The National Directorate of Electoral Organization of the Electoral Tribunal [TE, by its Spanish acronym] [of Panama] ordered journalist Álvaro Alvarado and the digital news outlets Foco and Claramente to suspend the publications in social media of images or videos of Ricardo Martinelli, presidential candidate of the Realizando Metas party. The TE's decision arises in […]

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Rum company owner sues Haitian news site AyiboPost, editor-in-chief for criminal defamation

"The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the criminal defamation suit filed by the owner of the rum company Rhum Barbancourt against the independent news website AyiboPost and its editor-in-chief, Widlore Mérancourt, and calls on Haitian authorities to repeal the country’s punitive criminal defamation laws, the organization said Friday [Oct. 6]. On Sept. 14, […]

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Independent journalists are arrested and interrogated at G77+China Summit in Cuba

"Independent digital magazine La Hora de Cuba denounced the arrest of its editor, Henry Constantin Ferreiro, who was intercepted by State Security in Havana in the midst of the G77+China Summit, while another journalist was summoned for questioning on Sunday [Sept. 17] at a police station in [the municipality of] Marianao. 'Henry [Ferreiro] is currently […]