"Before journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima entered the [Special Jurisdiction for Peace] headquarters in Bogotá, where the Inter-American Court of Human Rights hearing on her case was being held, the Prosecutor's Office linked former directors of the [Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Interpol] and [National Penitentiary and Prison Institute], among other former officials, with accusations of […]
Guatemala’s Constitutional Court ruled by majority to overturn a temporary injunction that had been granted by the Supreme Court’s Injunction Chamber in favor of journalist José Rubén Zamora. Although the injunction did not order Zamora’s release, it allowed his case to return to the Third Court of Appeals for a new review of a legal […]
"The Guatemalan Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal by the prosecutor's office seeking to prosecute eight journalists and columnists from the now-defunct media outlet El Periódico who investigated acts of corruption in which judges and prosecutors were implicated. The Supreme Court's ruling, which is provisional, was announced Tuesday [Aug. 26] through social media. The Special […]
"The Tenth Specialized Criminal Court of Bogotá sentenced Giancarlo Auqué De Silvestri, former Director of Intelligence and former Secretary General of the now-defunct Administrative Department of Security (DAS, for its acronym in Spanish), to 12 years and six months in prison. The court ruling holds him responsible for the aggravated psychological torture committed against journalist […]
"Former municipal police officer Clemente Noé 'N' was sentenced to 32 years and six months in prison for the murder of Veracruz journalist José Moisés Sánchez Cerezo, who was beheaded in 2015. A judge ordered compensation for damages and suspended the civil and political rights of the former Medellín Municipal Police officer, considering him criminally […]
"The Supreme Court's Criminal Cassation Chamber upheld the conviction of journalist Miller Orlando Rubio Orjuela for conspiracy to commit a crime. Rubio Orjuela, a renowned television journalist, was found guilty of using his profession to benefit the criminal organization led by Pedro Nel Rincón Castillo, alias 'Pedro Orejas,' a drug trafficker extradited to the United […]
"Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín turned 69 on Tuesday, with his son, Ramón Zamora, saying his father has spent the last four birthdays in 'arbitrary' detention. The founder and former editor of the newspaper El Periódico was arrested in July 2022 and has been held in pretrial detention ever since, with the exception of […]
"Representatives of former ABC Color newspaper editor Aldo Zuccolillo told the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Tuesday [Aug. 19] that the Paraguayan state violated his right to freedom of expression and thought as a result of a criminal conviction for offenses against honor. The case before the court concerns Paraguay’s alleged international responsibility for […]
"The Criminal Cassation Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice set a key precedent in the investigation and prosecution of crimes against journalists in Colombia, upholding the 58-year prison sentence against Yean Arlex Buenaventura Barreto, identified as a co-author in the murders of journalist Luis Antonio Peralta Cuéllar and his wife, Sofía Quintero, which occurred […]
"In a ruling that could set a precedent for freedom of expression and the right to information, administrative litigation judge Adriana Tettamanti ordered attorney Alday to pay $4 million to journalist Sebastián Saharrea for libel. [...] The judge emphasized that the case 'is closely linked to freedom of expression and the right to information,' but […]
"On Thursday [Aug. 15], the federal prosecutor for San Isidro, Fernando Domínguez, charged President Javier Milei; Lilia Lemoine, a national representative for La Libertad Avanza (LLA); and other pro-government figures—from officials to Twitter users—in the case pitting journalist Julia Mengolini against the head of state. The case file—titled 'Milei, Javier, and others regarding threats, public […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemned and expressed concern over today’s ruling against the newspaper Vanguardia of Saltillo. The organization warned that the decision sets a regressive legal precedent for press freedom in Mexico. The Eighth Circuit Collegiate Civil Court of Coahuila rejected the injunction (amparo) filed by Grupo Vanguardia against the December 9, 2024 ruling […]