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Cuba’s New Penal Code Threatens Independent Media

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

“We are alarmed by the passage of Cuba’s new penal code, which further criminalizes the work of independent journalists on the island”

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Chilean Journalist Dies After May 1 Protest Shooting

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

We are saddened by the news of the death today of Chilean journalist Francisca Sandoval, shot while covering a demonstration on May 1st.

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Palestinian-US Journalist Shot Dead While Covering Israeli Raid

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Palestinian American journalist working for Al Jazeera

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Two More Journalists Murdered in Mexico

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

News of their deaths came as journalists across Mexico took to the streets protesting the murder of another journalist in Sinaloa

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Chile: Shots at Workers’ Demonstration Wounds 3 Journalists

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022

Francisca Sandoval, covering the demonstration for the local community broadcaster Canal Señal 3 La Victoria, remains in critical condition

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Protesters surround home of Peruvian journalist Ketty Vela

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

Peruvian authorities must ensure that protesters who recently harassed journalist Ketty Vela are identified and held to account…

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How Venezuela’s Government Restricts Access to the News

April 16, 2022April 16, 2022

Since Venezuela began cracking down on independent media in 2007, most internet blockages have been conducted by CANTV, the state-run ISP

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Russia’s Leading Independent Newspaper Shuttered

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022

Last year, the paper’s editor-in-chief, won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work reporting in the face of government repression and censorship.

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Michoacan Reporter 8th Mexican Journalist Killed in 2022

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

Just six weeks ago, Armando Linares denounced the murder of his colleague Roberto Toledo, who also worked at the Monitor Michoacán.

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Brent Renaud, First US Reporter Killed in Ukraine

March 14, 2022March 15, 2022

On Sunday, the US journalist and filmmaker Brent Renaud was shot dead near Kyiv while working on a documentary about refugees.

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