“Journalists in Trinidad and Tobago have called for an urgent amendment to a sweeping new bill that increases police powers of search and seizure, which they argue threatens the country’s much-vaunted freedom of the press. The government says the special operations bill 2026(opens in new tab), passed on 24 September, is designed to tackle alarmingly […]
The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP) warned about a bill that seeks to criminalize so-called “aggravated glorification of crime” during periods of political crisis and/or social conflict. According to the ANP, the proposal “seriously” would affect freedom of expression, the right to information and journalism. In five points, the ANP outlines the problems […]
"Bolivian news organizations said they were alarmed by the approval of a second Access to Information bill in the Chamber of Senators that violates congressional procedure, while the first bill from October 2024 is currently being processed in a lower house committee. 'In general, it is obstructionist behavior to interfere with the processing of a […]
"Argentina's National Communications Agency (ENACOM, for its Spanish acronym), the telecommunications regulatory body currently under government intervention, repealed the Competitive Fund for Audiovisual Media (FOMECA). This fund was intended to finance productions, strengthen management, and improve the infrastructure of community, cooperative, and Indigenous media outlets. [...] The government resolution replaces FOMECA with the creation of […]
When Camila León, an assembly member from the National Democratic Action (ADN for its initials in Spanish), introduced a bill to reform Article 396 of the Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code (COIP), she said: “Without a free press, there is no democracy.” Article 396 states that anyone who uses violent, aggressive or hostile expressions on social […]
"A Transitional Presidential Council (CPT, for its French acronym) decree establishing jail time and fines for Haitian journalists and digital media distributors has set off alarm bells across the country and abroad. Advocates for an open press and freedom of expression warn the directive opens the door to expanded state control over speech — all […]
“Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González signed a polemic bill on Sunday [Dec. 14] that critics say is a blow to democracy and will make it more difficult to access public information in a U.S. territory long known for its lack of government transparency. González said the bill amends an existing law to provide more defined […]
"In a context of increasing harassment of the independent press, five investigative media outlets —Salud con lupa, IDL-Reporteros, Epicentro TV, Ojo Público, and Convoca— along with the National Association of Journalists (ANP, for its acronym in Spanish), have filed protective actions (acciones de amparo) with the constitutional courts of Lima to halt the application of Law No. […]
“ ‘A gag law in the 21st century.’ That’s how the Chilean Journalists’ Association described a bill introduced by senators from several political parties that would impose harsher penalties for disclosing information about criminal cases — without clearly defining who could be held criminally liable. Rocío Alorda, president of the association, told the Senate’s Constitution […]
"On May 12, organizations PROJUC [Proyecto Justicia Común] and ARTICLE 19 Office for Mexico and Central America filed an indirect amparo claim against various provisions of [Mexico's] new General Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information, published after its approval by Congress on March 20, 2025. On May 15, a District Court in Mexico […]
The National Association of Journalists of Bolivia and the country’s nine regional journalist associations have strongly rejected Bill No. 007/2024-2025, warning it seeks to impose disguised mechanisms of control and censorship on the media under the pretext of ensuring electoral integrity. The proposed law, currently under discussion in the Senate, is titled “Integrity and Public […]
"The Senate is expected to approve next week—hastily, without discussion, without open parliament, without arguments or criteria—a new Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law, establishing a regime of executive control over the allocation of the radio spectrum, concessions and oversight, creating risks of censorship and preference for allied actors. Among the main problems in the law are, […]