Latin America

January 20, 2025

Mexican Journalist Calletano de Jesús Guerrero Killed Under Federal Protection

January 20, 2025 – Mexico –  Calletano de Jesús Guerrero, deputy director-general of Global Mexico, was shot dead in Teoloyucan, State of México, while in the […]
January 20, 2025

Peruvian Journalist Gastón Medina Shot Dead for Exposing Extortion

January 20, 2025 – Peru – Gastón Medina Sotomayor, owner and editor of regional TV channel Cadena Sur TV, was gunned down in front of his home in Ica’s San Isidro […]
January 18, 2025

Independent Journalism Faces Extinction in Nicaragua Amid Escalating Repression

January 18, 2025 – Nicaragua –  Independent journalism in Nicaragua is nearing total collapse, according to a 2025 report by the Foundation for Freedom of Expression […]
January 16, 2025

Venezuelan Rights Advocate Carlos Correa Released After 9 Days in Custody

January 16, 2025 – Venezuela – Venezuelan authorities released prominent free speech advocate Carlos Correa, director of the NGO Espacio Público, after nine days in detention. […]
January 16, 2025

Dom Phillips’s Final Book, How to Save the Amazon, to Be Published Posthumously in May

January 16, 2025 – UK/Brazil –  British journalist Dom Phillips, who was tragically killed in the Brazilian Amazon alongside Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in June 2022, […]
January 15, 2025

Venezuela Detains Journalist Covering Protest on “Terrorism” Charges

January 15, 2025 – Venezuela – Venezuelan authorities detained journalist Leandro Palmar, news director of Luz Radio at the University of Zulia, and his assistant, Belises […]
January 13, 2025

Venezuela Cracks Down on Journalists and Digital Media as Maduro Begins Third Term

January 13, 2025 – Venezuela –  As Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a controversial third term on January 10, 2025, the country witnessed an […]
January 13, 2025

46 Nicaraguan Journalists Forced into Exile in 2024 Amid Worsening Crackdown

January 13, 2025 – Nicaragua –  In 2024, at least 46 Nicaraguan journalists were forced into exile due to escalating repression under President Daniel Ortega’s regime, […]
January 13, 2025

Venezuela’s Post-Election Crackdown: 221 Politicians, 23 Journalists & 6 Human Rights Activists Detained

January 13, 2025 – Venezuela –  Since Venezuela’s contentious July 28, 2024, presidential election, the country has been engulfed in a severe human rights crisis. As […]