Nicaragua arrests 40 opposition figures in new round-up of critics
Reuters Forty political opponents of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega have been arrested and charged with crimes including conspiracy and treason in a new round-up of government critics, relatives of five of the detainees said on Thursday. The opposition figures were detained on Wednesday night, taken to the capital Managua to be charged, then transferred back […]
US to help journalists globally defend against legal threats
United Nations Reuters The United States on Tuesday launched a program to defend journalists around the world from legal threats aimed at silencing critical voices, a growing tactic that top US aid official Samantha Power described as “lawfare”. US Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power speaks as she participates in a Peace, Security and […]
2022 was most dangerous year for journalists in Mexico -advocacy group
Mexico City, MexicoReuters Last year was the most violent on record for journalists in Mexico, the free-speech group Article 19 said on Tuesday, citing security forces and other state agents as the main offenders. In 2022, Article 19 recorded 696 crimes against media workers, ranging from intimidation and harassment to kidnapping and murder, the organisation […]
Journalists under fire: In Mexico, a reporter published a story. The next day he was dead
SARAH KINOSIAN, of Reuters, reports on the growing death toll of reporters killed in Mexico simply for doing their job…
Elon Musk restores Twitter accounts of journalists but concerns persist
Reuters Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a day over a controversy on publishing public data about the billionaire’s plane. The reinstatements came after the unprecedented suspensions evoked stinging criticism from government officials, advocacy groups and journalism organisations from several parts of the globe on Friday, with some […]
Elon Musk’s Twitter suspension of journalists draws global backlash
Dallas, Texas, USReuters Twitter’s unprecedented suspension of at least five journalists over claims they revealed the real-time location of owner Elon Musk drew swift backlash from government officials, advocacy groups and journalism organisations across the globe on Friday. Officials from France, Germany, the UK and the European Union condemned the suspensions, with some saying the […]
Mexico, the deadliest country for journalists in 2022: watchdog
Mexico CityReuters Mexico is the country where most journalists were killed in 2022, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said on Wednesday in a report that documented alarming evidence of kidnappings, assaults and arrests of media workers. The report registered 11 killings of media professionals in the Latin American country from January to Dec[ember] 1, or […]
Sudanese journalists form independent union to defend freedoms
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters Sudanese journalists have formed the country’s first independent professional union for decades, in what campaigners said was an important step towards re-establishing freedoms after a military coup. “The victory is to regain our syndicate after more than 30 years in order to defend the freedom and professionalism of the press,” said one […]
Press violence in Mexico skyrockets under current administration – report
Mexico City Reuters Violence against the press in Mexico rose to unprecedented levels in the first half of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s administration, up 85 per cent from the first half of his predecessor’s term, according to a report published on Tuesday. The report comes as Mexico faces a streak of journalist killings that […]
Pope still working on meeting Russian Orthodox Patriarch
Aboard the papal plane AP Pope Francis said Sunday he was still working on arranging a meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, despite that leader’s seeming justification for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and said he wouldn’t rule out travelling to the region if it would help. Speaking to reporters en route home […]