"The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, by its acronym in Spanish) denounced on Friday, Jan. 30, a new case of a detained journalist, which had not been previously reported. The journalist in question is Pedro Urribarri, a graduate of Santa María University. In its statement, the SNTP detailed that Urribarri was arrested on May […]
"Venezuela’s National Union of Press Workers (SNTP for its initials in Spanish) confirmed on Sunday, Jan. 25, the release of journalism student Juan Francisco Alvarado, who had been detained for more than 10 months after being accused of the crime of inciting hatred. […] Alvarado was sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 22, to 15 years in […]
"Journalist Rafael León Segovia, a police beat reporter in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, regained his freedom on Thursday [Jan. 22] after being under house arrest due to his indictment for the crimes of obstruction of justice and crimes against public security institutions. In an interview with local media, León Segovia said that he had obtained a federal […]
"Lawyer Zully Ortiz was arrested this morning [Jan. 21] during a raid on her home, carried out by a team of prosecutors and police officers who subsequently raided her law office, both located in Asunción. The lawyer, who is being prosecuted in the case known as the 'promissory note mafia,' is suspected of instigating the […]
"On Dec. 17, Sebastián Cabrera, a journalist for the newspaper El País [of Uruguay], received a call from Police Station 11 in Piriápolis. He was informed that he had to appear at the station to give a statement because a complaint had been filed against him for defamation, stemming from a news article about Richard […]
"Journalist Julia Mengolini, founder and director of radio station Futuröck, caught widespread attention last summer after suing Argentinian President Javier Milei and more than 20 people connected to his administration, accusing them of 'unlawful association, embezzlement of public funds, coercive threats,' and 'public incitement to hatred.' A judge has yet to take up the case, Mengolini told […]
"Journalist Rosario Martínez de la Vega publicly denounced being a victim of judicial harassment by a doctor affiliated with the Ministry of Health, stating that she has faced nearly three years of legal persecution stemming from her journalistic work. In an open letter addressed to authorities, the journalistic community, and the public, the journalist explained […]
“[…] The Veracruz State Attorney General’s Office [in Mexico] announced that it dropped the terrorism charges against journalist Rafael León Segovia, who was arrested on Dec. 24 in the municipality of Coatzacoalcos. […] According to the Veracruz Attorney General’s Office, the arrest was carried out in compliance with a court order issued after an investigation […]
"Armando Escárcega Valdéz, also known as 'El Patrón,' acknowledged to federal court authorities that he led a criminal cell responsible for the attack on journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva, which was carried out on the orders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG, for its Spanish acronym). The admission of guilt came as part of an […]
"Mexico is moving towards a model of legalized censorship in which judges, prosecutors, and administrative authorities are used to silence the press, warned Leopoldo Maldonado, regional director of Article 19 for Mexico and Central America, during the presentation of the book 'Cállense: los nuevos rostros de la censura" (Shut Up: The New Faces of Censorship), […]
The Peruvian Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered the definitive closure of the investigations involving prosecutors Rafael Vela Barba and José Domingo Pérez, as well as journalist Gustavo Gorriti, in connection with the Lava Jato case in that country, according to the news site El Búho. The decision was made by the Supreme Criminal Prosecutor's Office, […]
"The Rio Grande do Sul Court of Justice unanimously overturned the conviction of journalist Rosane de Oliveira and the newspaper Zero Hora, of the RBS Group. The decision by the 9th Civil Chamber of the Rio Grande do Sul Court of Justice (TJRS, for its Portuguese acronym), on Nov. 26, annulled the conviction that required […]