Cuban Journalist Mary Karla Ares Moved to Prison
Authorities transferred Ares to the Western Women’s Prison in La Lisa, Havana, after holding her in a police facility since April 30.
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New Police Raid on Nicaragua Media Outlets
The Ortega regime’s police raided this Thursday, May 20th, the recording studio of the Esta Semana and Esta Noche online TV programs.
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Proposed ‘NGO Law’ Threatens Press Freedom in Guatemala
The amendments would empower the Interior Ministry to unilaterally deregister any NGO it determines to have “violated the public order,”
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Mexican Reporter Murdered in Sonoyta, Sonora
Sonora has recently seen a surge in violence; according to news reports, the annual number of homicides rose by at least 17 percent in 2020.
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Peruvian Authorities Threaten to Seize Documents on Corruption Reporting
The outlet Ojo Publico had exposed alleged money laundering in its 2016-17 reporting based on the Panama Papers…
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Anastasia Mejia Vows to Keep Reporting after Guatemala Arrest
Mejía was imprisoned without trial for 37 days in a penitentiary center in Quetzaltenango, about 75 miles from Joyabaj.
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Venezuela: Journalists’ Union Office Destroyed in Arson Attack
The report said the fire was manmade, and identified a hole in the building’s ceiling that was likely used by the arsonists to enter.
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Colombian Journalist Luis Carlos Ayala Survives Shooting
Ayala told CPJ that he was at a friend’s house when a man on a motorcycle called out his name and started shooting at him.
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Maduro’s New Blow to Independent Media in Venezuela
Venezuela’s proposed legislation follows similar laws passed by repressive governments elsewhere in the world including Russia and Nicaragua.
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Venezuela’s Gov. Plot to Seize El Nacional Newspaper
“The exorbitant award of $13 million imposed by Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal on El Nacional sends a chilling message to other media outlets.
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