Latin America

September 27, 2024

Tsunami of Digital Hate: Over 37,000 Online Attacks Target Brazilian Journalists Before Local Elections

September 27, 2024 – Brazil –  As Brazil prepares for its October 2024 municipal elections, a disturbing wave of digital hostility has engulfed the country’s press. […]
September 27, 2024

Digital Battleground: 37,000 Online Attacks Target Journalists Ahead of Brazil’s Local Elections

September 27, 2024 – Brazil –  In the month leading up to Brazil’s October 2024 municipal elections, journalists faced an unprecedented wave of online hostility. According […]
September 24, 2024

Six Years of Impunity: RSF Denounces the Unsolved Killing of Mexican Journalist Mario Gómez Sánchez

September 24, 2024 – Mexico –  veteran reporter Mario Leonel Gómez Sánchez, a correspondent for El Heraldo de Chiapas, was gunned down outside his home in Yajalón, […]
September 19, 2024

Nicaragua’s continued attack on journalism: where is Fabiola Tercero?

September 18, 2024 – Source: RSF –  Despite the release of 135 political prisoners in Nicaragua, journalist Fabiola Tercero Castro remains missing, with no updates on […]
September 18, 2024

El Salvador Sees Alarming Rise in Digital Attacks on Journalists

September 18, 2024 – El Salvador –  Between March and May 2024, the Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES) documented 50 attacks against journalists, revealing […]
September 16, 2024

Post-Election Crackdown in Venezuela Sees Record Number of Journalists Jailed, Press Forced Underground

September 16, 2024 – Venezuela – In the wake of Venezuela’s contested July 28, 2024, presidential election, the country has witnessed an unprecedented wave of repression […]
September 12, 2024

Paraguayan Journalists’ Union Launches Training to Strengthen Labor Rights and Union Action

September 12, 2024 – Paraguay –  The Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay (SPP) has launched a strategic training program aimed at reinforcing union strength and promoting […]
September 9, 2024

Journalists Assaulted and Arrested by Mexico City Police During Human Rights Protest

September 09, 2024 – Mexico –  Mexico City police violently disrupted a human rights protest in Xochimilco, resulting in the assault and arrest of multiple journalists. […]
September 7, 2024

Nicaragua deports 135 political prisoners, including journalist

September 07, 2024 – Nicaragua –  Nicaraguan authorities expelled 135 political prisoners, stripping them of citizenship and relocating them to Guatemala, a move brokered through US […]