“The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cuban authorities to allow the media to report freely on July 11 demonstrations, following threats made against independent journalist José Luis Tan Estrada to deter him from covering the anniversary of the massive 2021 protests. Tan Estrada said on Facebook that he was in a park in the […]
“At FLIP we have documented that since June 16, three media directors in Florencia, Caquetá, have been summoned to a meeting by Bloc Commander Jorge Suárez Briceño of the Central General Staff [of the FARC dissidents]. Each director received a photograph through WhatsApp in which they were told that they should go to a nearby […]
“About a hundred dockworkers who illegally import Argentine food products into Bolivia threatened, with physical attacks, about five radio reporters who reported the destruction of a state office and the attempted seizure of a military regiment on Saturday, June 22. 'As a media outlet we warn that we have no guarantees to carry out our […]
“Caracol Radio and the Prisa Group are concerned by the constant attacks that [Colombian] Green Party senator Jonathan Ferney Pulido Hernández, known as Jota Pe Hernández, has uttered or motivated through social networks, against our journalist Orlando Villar Forero, due to two journalistic publications made by this radio station. We consider that these attacks put […]
"Honduran journalist Thelma Mejía, news coordinator of Channel 5 in Tegucigalpa, denounced this Thursday [June 6] repeated threats that she has been receiving, which she attributes in part to activists linked to the ruling party, and which the Government condemned. 'That the time has come to "remove my ovaries," that my account is going to […]
“Journalist Stephanie Palacios, correspondent for news agency Sputnik, said that she has received threats through her social media accounts after she confronted [Mexican] President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for alleged sanctions against journalists for their questions at the [morning press conference known as] la mañanera. […] After receiving intimidating messages and threats on her social […]
"Colombian authorities must thoroughly investigate the death threat received by journalist Edward Álvarez, ensure his safety, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday [May 21]. Álvarez, a reporter for the independent online news outlet La Chiva de Urabá in the northern city of Apartadó, received a death threat via […]
“Since May 6, the journalistic platform Portal Hidalgo [based in the state of Michoacán, Mexico] received [...] a warning to stop publishing against the country's President, under threat of silencing the journalists of that site. Jorge Hidalgo, head of the media outlet, is already evaluating the way forward. [...] In an interview with Quadratín, the […]
“Through social networks, it was reported in Xalapa, Veracruz, that relatives of murdered journalists have been subjected to threats by a senior state official. The director of Regional Policy of the Ministry of the Interior of Veracruz, Héctor Eduardo Ciprian Méndez, is accused of intimidating family members during a public event in Plaza Lerdo. Jorge […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) warned in a document released Friday [April 19] about the 'cases of judicial criminalization against the journalistic practice' in Paraguay and the threats faced by reporters and journalists as a result of the denunciations made as part of their work. [...] The organization also mentioned that 'several prosecutors and […]
"The journalistic environment of Santa Cruz, [Argentina], especially its capital Río Gallegos, felt a strong shock today [April 17] after it was reported that journalist Huyo Moyano, recognized for the Contracara program of the station Radio News, received an envelope with two bullets inside as a death threat. The incident was recorded by a security […]
"Argentine authorities must thoroughly investigate the death threats received by journalist Julio Ernesto López on his father’s cell phone, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Friday [April 12, 2024]. According to an April 5 post on X, formerly Twitter, by the Association of Argentine Press Companies (ADEPA), a professional association, and a complaint López […]