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Uruguay: Subrayado director sued for reporting on COVID-19 case during pandemic

"The designer Carmela Hontou sued journalist Nelson Fernández, current director of Subrayado (Canal 10), and the Argentine newspaper La Nación, for the news article in which they reported that she was responsible for infecting more than 20 people with COVID-19 in a wedding held in March 2020, when the disease had just arrived in Uruguay. […]

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Guatemala Court rejects Prosecutor's request to reactivate case against elPeriódico journalists

“This Monday, March 18, the Third Court of Appeals rejected the request of the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity (FECI, for its acronym in Spanish) to annul the resolution of the Fifth Criminal Court that closed the case against several journalists and columnists of elPeriódico, judicial sources reported. With that appeal, the FECI intended to […]

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Abraji files appeal against Brazilian Supreme Court decision that holds media outlets responsible for interviewees' statements

"Abraji (Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism, for its acronym in Portuguese) filed on Friday (March 15) an appeal against the legal thesis of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) that establishes that media outlets are liable for statements made by interviewees who falsely accuse third parties of crimes. According to the decision, made in November by […]

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Guatemala: Hearing to determine whether imprisoned journalist José Rubén Zamora goes to second trial is suspended

“A Guatemalan judge suspended the hearing [on Feb. 21] in which it was to be decided whether journalist José Rubén Zamora goes to a second trial for allegedly obstructing an investigation against him for which he was already sentenced to six years in prison. The head of the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Corruption, Rafael Curruchiche, […]

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El Salvador: APES warns about judicial process that could set 'disastrous' precedent for press freedom

“The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, for its acronym in Spanish) denounces the progression -- despite the legal barriers that protect journalism -- of the judicial process filed by businessman Yakov Fauster against media outlet El Diario de Hoy (EDH) and against journalist Jorge Beltrán Luna. This is a case that began in […]

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Rapporteur from IACHR visits Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora in prison

"The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Pedro Vaca, visited journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín this Monday [Feb. 12] in a prison in Guatemala, where he has been detained since July 29, 2022. According to the IACHR, Rapporteur Vaca is in Guatemala at the invitation of the […]

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Guatemalan judiciary postpones new trial of journalist José Rubén Zamora

“Dressed in a black suit, wearing a white shirt and a red tie, this Monday, Feb. 5 journalist José Rubén Zamora attended the opening hearing of the trial against him for the alleged crime of conspiracy to obstruct justice. […] However, the hearing was suspended and postponed to Feb. 20. The reason is that the […]

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Guatemalan judge sends case of elPeriódico journalists and columnists to the Printing Court

“Judge Aurora Gutiérrez, of the Fifth Criminal Court [of Guatemala], ruled that the case being pursued against six journalists and two columnists from the defunct newspaper elPeriódico cannot continue to be resolved through criminal proceedings and now a Printing Court must hear the case, as stipulated in the Constitution of the Republic. The defense of […]

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CPJ urges Guatemalan authorities to ensure a fair retrial for journalist José Rubén Zamora

"The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Guatemalan authorities to respect journalist José Rubén Zamora’s right to a fair trial in his retrial, which a Guatemala court on Monday [Nov. 6] scheduled for Feb. 5, 2024. 'Jose Rubén Zamora has endured detention and punitive legal proceedings simply because he dared to report on corruption,' said […]

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Argentina: Ruling in the case of journalist Diego Masci highlights that public interest comes first

"The Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA, by its Spanish acronym) welcomes the ruling of the San Luis court in favor of journalist Diego Masci, who had been prosecuted and convicted for having disseminated a video of a former provincial education minister. The journalistic director of zbol.com.ar had been convicted for the alleged commission of the criminal […]