Paraguayan Soldiers Assault, Detain Journalist
A video of the detention shows five soldiers grabbing Esquivel on the street and placing him in the back of a truck.
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Venezuelan Gov. Charges 2 Journalists, Imprison 1, under ‘Hate’ Law
If convicted of violating the hate law used against journalists, Rodríguez and Evans could each face up to 20 years in prison.
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Honduran Journalist Dies from COVID-19 in Jail
David Romero should never have been imprisoned, now he’s dead.
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Brazilian Minister of Justice Calls for Criminal Investigations of 2 Journalists, Cartoonist
Top Brazilian authorities seek to criminalize journalism.
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Panama Court Freezes La Prensa’s Assets Amid Defamation Suit by ex-President
“By taking away access our accounts, they take away our ability to pay our employees and buy supplies. It is a clear attempt at censorship,”
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Journalist and Cameraman Murdered in Honduras
A journalist and a cameraman were killed in the Honduran town of La Ceiba, in the north of the Central American country, by a group of armed men.
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Another Independent Journalist Arrested and Awaiting Trial in Cuba
Last Sunday June 28th, my friend and Diario de Cuba colleague, independent journalist Jorge Enrique Rodriguez Camejo, was arrested.
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Venezuelan Journalists Charged under Anti-Hate Law, Held on House Arrest
Venezuelan authorities should immediately stop using the country’s anti-hate law to persecute the press, stated the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
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Honduras enacts penal code maintaining ‘crimes against honor’
The new penal code in Honduras as passed yesterday includes as crimes “insult and slander”, which remain punishable by fines or up to a year in prison.
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Guatemalan Journalist Attacked and Arrested while Covering Land Dispute
Guatemalan authorities should immediately release journalist Francisco Chox and open a thorough and transparent investigation into his arrest…
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