On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, UNESCO calls on all states to fulfill their commitments and put an end to impunity for the murders of journalists. A new UNESCO report highlights the continued high rate of impunity in journalist murders: 85% of all murders recorded by the […]
A report by Freedom House published on Wednesday [October 16] indicates that global internet freedom has declined for the 14th consecutive year, with several Latin American countries following this trend. Reporting via the internet is becoming increasingly difficult in countries like Venezuela, where many journalists face threats, are convicted for practicing their profession, or simply […]
“Artículo 19 condemns the wave of repression the Cuban state has undertaken since September against independent journalists from digital media in Cuba. This has worsened with the implementation of the Social Communication Law on October 4, 2024. On October 4, Cuban digital media outlets El Toque, Cubanet, Periodismo de Barrio, and Magazine AM denounced a […]
“Chilean Prosecutor's Office requested this Monday [Sept. 7] 25 years in prison for Marcelo Naranjo after the start of the oral arguments in the trial for the murder of journalist Francisca Sandoval on May 1, 2022. 'The Fourth Oral Criminal Court of Santiago begins arguments in a case against Marcelo Enrique Naranjo for the murder […]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) announced the winners of the 2024 International Press Freedom Award, including Guatemalan journalist Quimy de León, co-founder of the news agency specializing in environmental and human rights issues Prensa Comunitaria. The award is given to journalists who have "withstood extraordinary challenges to continue reporting on their communities." De León's […]
The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, by its acronym in Portuguese) and the Voces del Sur network (VDS) launched the report “Sombra 2023: A imprensa latino-americana sob ataque: Violência, impunidade e exílio” (The Latin American press under attack: violence, impunity and exile), which highlights the worrying situation of threats to press freedom in the […]
A court in Bogotá “has convicted José Miguel Narváez, former deputy director of the Administrative Department of Security (DAS), for the crime against humanity of aggravated and continuous torture suffered by journalist Claudia Julieta Duque. Narváez is the seventh person to be convicted in this case and has been identified by Duque as one of […]
“In addition to President Maduro’s ban on X (formerly Twitter) and the messaging app Signal, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) found at least 70 violations of press freedom committed by the authorities since the presidential elections on July 28, 2024. Both national and foreign journalists face a climate of hostility and repression, marked by arbitrary arrests, […]
"On Tuesday [Aug. 13], the 25th anniversary of the murder of Colombian journalist and comedian Jaime Garzón, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) pays tribute to him and urges an end to impunity in the case, which has not brought to justice all those implicated in his murder. The IAPA remembers the popular journalist and […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) strongly condemned press freedom violations in Venezuela, where in recent days journalists have been attacked, intimidated, and detained, and the work of the media has been obstructed. The organization considered it imperative to ensure their safety and respect media coverage of a matter of great public interest. The controversial […]
“The Association of Independent Journalists and Communicators of Nicaragua (PCIN, for its acronym in Spanish) denounced the 'disappearance' of the journalist, Fabiola Tercero. At the same time, it expressed 'deep concern and dismay' at a new day of persecution against men and women of the press, during the last two weeks. 'PCIN has tried in […]
"During Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s six-year term, violence against the press did not stop. Instead, 3,408 attacks against journalists were reported, an increase of 62.13% compared to the administration of previous president Enrique Peña Nieto. In other words, there was an aggression against journalists every 14 hours during AMLO's six-year term. From Dec. […]