Senegal Jails Three Pro-PASTEF Commentators for Offending the President
A Dakar court has jailed three pro-PASTEF commentators for offending President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in a TikTok video. Their lawyers...
August 6, 2026Topic
press freedom
Mexican Journalist Shot Dead After Criticizing Oaxaca Governor
Veteran Oaxaca journalist Alejandro Leyva, known for criticising Governor Salomón Jara, was shot dead at a food stand. Federal authorities...
July 24, 2026
Bogotá Hosts First Latin American Environmental Journalism Festival in July 2026
PUMA FEST, Latin America's first Environmental Journalism Festival, lands in Bogotá on July 23 with 20+ experts from 11 countries....
July 18, 2026
Justice Seeks to Silence Brazil’s Top Conservative Radio Network
Brazil's Federal Public Ministry MPF (Public Prosecutor's Office) has taken legal action to cancel three radio concessions granted to Jovem...
June 28, 2023
The majority of U.S. journalists worry about press freedom
A Pew Research Center survey has shown that most American journalists are concerned about the future of press freedom in...
May 8, 2023
Uruguay and Chile are the only countries in the Americas with unrestricted press freedom – Chapultepec Index
The results show that Uruguay and Chile are the only countries in the Americas with unrestricted press freedom, with Uruguay...
October 22, 2021
Uruguay to host World Press Freedom Day Conference in 2022
The announcement was made during a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters in the presence of H.E. Mr. Albertus Aochamub, Ambassador of...
September 29, 2021
Journalist association decries 167 press freedom violations in El Salvador this year
The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES) registered 167 cases of violations against the press between January and July...
July 31, 2021
Violence Against Reporters in Latin America Increased in 2018
The improvement seen in the 2018 annual Reporters Without Borders (RFS) report on freedom of press in Latin America was...
April 30, 2019