Since 2006, at least 18 journalists in the state of Michoacan have been murdered or disappeared. On Tuesday night, journalist Mauricio Cruz, director of the news portal “Minuto x Minuto,” was shot dead in downtown Uruapan, in the state of Michoacan. RELATED: Mexico: Claudia Sheinbaums Confirms the Sending of Technical Help to Overcome Cuban Energy […]

Companies tend in their content moderation to show a bias against Palestinian expression, UN Rapporteur Khan noted. On Friday, Irene Khan, the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, denounced that the repression and discrimination against journalists and human rights defenders in Gaza have led to a global crisis for freedom of expression. RELATED: […]

The improper use of the 1917 Espionage Act has discouraged journalists from reporting on governmental misconduct. On Wednesday, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe declared that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been a political prisoner and urged the United States to amend its Espionage Act to prevent its future use against journalists or […]

Attempts to stifle Russian media’s voices are likely to persist, Ambassador Antonov said. On Wednesday, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that his country reserves the right to take asymmetric measures in response to U.S. sanctions targeting Russian journalists. RELATED: U.S. Tech Giant Meta Bans Russian Media “We reserve the right to […]

‘The government wants to silence me at all costs, but I will not stay silent,’ Alondra Santiago said On Monday, the government of President Daniel Noboa revoked the visa of Cuban journalist Alondra Santiago, arguing that she allegedly committed acts “against the security and structure of the State.” RELATED: New Power Outages Turn off Lights […]

In the early hours of Monday, the administration of far-right President Javier Milei shut down the state news agency TELAM and completely disabled its website. RELATED: Argentine Teachers Start National Strike Telam journalists and workers were “dismissed” from their duties for a period of seven days and are not allowed to enter the editorial building, […]