Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

“Online smear campaigns threaten journalists across Guatemala through intimidation and threats of violence, putting independent outlets like Prensa Comunitaria at serious risk.”

The reclassification of Sonia Dahmani’s charges as a felony marks another alarming escalation in Tunisia’s use of Decree Law 54 to intimidate and silence critical voices.

Since February, social media accounts known in Guatemala as “net centers” have targeted Rivera, accusing the journalist of accepting foreign funding, collaborating with organized crime, and serving as a mouthpiece for the government.

A pro-government journalist criticized Nakary Mena’s report on rising crime in Caracas – a sensitive issue for the government – a day before she and González went missing on April 8 near a public square in downtown Caracas.

The Facebook page “Noticias Chiapas al ROJO” published the names of 17 journalists active in Tapachula, near the border with Guatemala, and accused them, without evidence, of working for the alleged leader of a local gang.

Footage of missing journalists Guézouma Sanogo, Boukari Ouoba, and Luc Pagbelguem being paraded in army attire, intensifies concerns over their fate.

Journalist Juan Jumalon was killed in 2023 while live broadcasting from his home-based radio station.

Fifty rights groups urge the European Commission to adopt an ambitious approach while preparing its draft proposal for the European Democracy Shield.