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Reporter denied access to Florida governor’s briefing on COVID-19

Mary Ellen Klas, the bureau chief for the Miami Herald in Tallahassee: “I asked for social distancing. I didn’t ask to be excluded.”

Venezuelan Journalist Arrested Following Coronavirus Coverage

Rojas, a freelance journalist who publishes his reporting to his social media accounts, was detained yesterday around 9:00 p.m. at his home in Caracas.

Harassment of Journalists Jeopardizes Public Safety amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Growing intimidation and repression of journalists reporting on the coronavirus threatens public health in some countries, says press freedom monitors.

Canadian Police Asked to Allow Journalists to Freely Cover Matters of Public Interest

We write to express our concern at the treatment of journalists covering protests against the construction of a gas pipeline through Wet’suwet’en territory…

Guatemalan Journalist Bryan Guerra Shot Dead in Chiquimula

Guerra covered sports and news in Chiquimula for TLCOM and was also the vice president of the Network of Social Communicators of Chiquimula…

Daniel Ortega Minions Threaten to Kill Journalist Jennifer Ortiz

Journalist Jennifer Ortiz, director of the Nicaragua Investiga platform, denounced the latest death threats from supporters of the Ortega-Murillo regime.

Ortega Supporters Attack Journalists Covering Funeral in Nicaragua

“It is unacceptable that Nicaraguan police stood idly by while journalists were attacked at a public event,” said a CPJ Program Coordinator Natalie Southwick

To Attack a Female Journalist’s Credibility, Go After Her Body

“It’s an attempt to discredit the work of us female journalists,” says political journalist Juliana Dal Piva.

Journalist Daysi Lizeth Mina Huamán Still Missing in Peru

Mina, a reporter for the television broadcaster Cable VRAEM in the central Peruvian city of Ayacucho, has been missing since January 26.

Journalists at Honduran Outlet El Perro Amarillo Receive Death Threats Online

CPJ called the Honduran attorney general’s office and Danilo Morales, the director of the protection mechanism, for comment, but no one answered the calls.