"The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Minjusdh, for its acronym in Spanish) announced that it has activated the Intersectoral Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders on behalf of journalist Manuel Calloquispe Flores, after learning of the serious risk he faces in the Madre de Dios region. [...] The case has raised concerns […]
"Journalist Aníbal Gómez Caballero, with a long career in the city of Pedro Juan Caballero, has received new death threats via WhatsApp related to his radio journalism work and his reports on possible corruption in local politics. The Paraguayan Journalists' Union and the International Federation of Journalists absolutely condemn these threats and demand that the […]
"Shalma Castillo, a journalist with media outlet Artículo 7 has been threatened and had her cell phone hacked and blocked after publishing an investigation into the relationship between the government of the [Mexican state of] Tamaulipas and a businessman linked to drug trafficking. The National Union of Press Writers (SNRP, for its acronym in Spanish) […]
"The governor of Mato Grosso, Mauro Mendes, of União Brasil, and his son, businessman Luís Antônio Mendes, were defeated in the state court in an attempt to censor reports that revealed, in July 2023, that Luís Antônio was being investigated in a Federal Police operation against the illegal purchase of mercury for mining. [...] Judge […]
"Cameraman Rildo de Jesus, from TV Bahia, was threatened live on Monday (11) while covering the damage to properties and vehicles caused by a shooting in the Chapada do Rio Vermelho neighborhood, in the Complexo do Nordeste de Amaralina, in Salvador. During the Bahia Meio Dia news program, Rildo was showing the area after clashes […]
"Journalism in Guatemala is increasingly criminalized and lacks protection, and local reporters covering environmental issues face the greatest risks. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on President Bernardo Arévalo to ensure safe working conditions for these reporters — especially those from indigenous communities. Together with partner organizations, RSF has put forward recommendations to the Guatemalan State, […]
“The local government in Lima, Peru, issued a statement accusing La República newspaper and its reporting team of sabotaging trains on the Lima-Chosica railway line. The accusation followed a report exposing the poor condition of locomotives and train cars — some more than 40 years old and decommissioned in the United States — that were […]
"Gudelia Gálvez Tafur, director of digital news outlet Huaraznoticias.com, has received death threats in response to her reporting on alleged irregularities in public works projects in the city of Huaraz, [department of Áncash, Peru]. The International Federation of Journalists and the National Association of Journalists of Peru have condemned the threats and are calling for […]
“Protesters blocking the highway that connects the city of Oruro with the department of Cochabamba intercepted two journalists on Tuesday, June 10, taking their cellphones and threatening to burn them, according to Bolivia’s National Press Association (ANP). The journalists—Adrián Toro Rojas of the digital outlet El Fulgor and Luis García Cabrera of private TV network […]
“A protester marching alongside supporters of former President Evo Morales in the city of Cochabamba threatened to set fire to news outlets that do not cover their demand for President Luis Arce’s resignation. Meanwhile, in Yapacaní (Santa Cruz), a journalist received a death threat. As roadblocks on major highways and marches by Morales supporters continued […]
“The director of news portal Portavoz MX, Andrés Pérez Mendiola, requested the intervention of the State Commission for the Protection and Attention of Journalists (CEAPP, by its Spanish acronym) after allegedly suffering a threat from the mayor of the municipality of Cazones [in the Mexican state of Veracruz], Miguel Ángel Uribe Toral, related to Pérez […]
"A few hours before the beginning of the silent period priors to elections [...] for mayoral candidates in [the Mexican state of] Veracruz [on May 29], journalist Raymundo García García, a contributor to [the newspaper] El Mundo de Orizaba, was the target of anonymous threats. The intimidations, which were also directed at his family, were […]