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After a tragic year for the press in Latin America, organizations in the region call on states to create conditions for violence-free journalism

"2022 has been the most violent year for the press in Latin America and the Caribbean for the last two decades. During the last eleven months, at least 37 journalists have been murdered in connection with their work. Additionally, dozens of journalists have been exiled, imprisoned; hundreds of journalists are still missing, while dozens of […]

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'There is no possible way to leave us voiceless,' Cuban journalist Abraham Jiménez Enoa said upon receiving the 2022 CPJ’s International Press Freedom Award

"Independent reporter Abraham Jiménez Enoa received on Thu. Nov. 17 the International Press Freedom Award granted by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The Cuban journalist, the only Latin American nominated this year, dedicated the award to his colleagues Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca and Jorge Bello Domínguez, currently imprisoned on the island, during his thank […]

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In Mexico, there are 50% more murders of journalists with AMLO than with Peña Nieto and Calderón: Article 19

"For the civil organization Article 19 there is no doubt: the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is already the most violent against journalists and the media since records have been kept. This was stated this Tuesday, April 5, at a press conference held by Leopoldo Maldonado, director of the organization that defends […]

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The dangers of the 'Ingrid Law': It could clash with freedom of expression and information in Mexico

"The Chamber of Deputies celebrated the approval of the Ingrid Law as a historic advance for the rights of victims and against the re-victimization of women who suffer femicide. All parties approved last week for the first time a reform to the Penal Code that punishes with up to 10 years in prison the dissemination […]