![REUTERS/Carlos Jasso](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mexico-miroslava-breach-attacks-journalists-reuters.jpg)
The Americas: Another month in the trenches
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
![AP Photo/Christian Palma](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mexico-journalist-esquada-castro-ap.jpg)
Death as a constant: Attacks continue in the Americas
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
![Paper coffins, symbolising slain journalists, are seen lined up during a protest to demand justice for them in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 11 April 2016, REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/honduras-protest-slain-journalists-reuters.jpg)
September in the Americas: Despite attacks, death, and censorship, the fight continues for a freer continent
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
![Former deputy of the Arroyo Encanto communal lands, 1st and 2nd Section, Lucía Vergara](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mexico-transparencia-proactiva-profile-a19.jpg)
Access to information: Women transforming their communities
With an eye on the upcoming International Day for the Universal Access to Information, José Peralta shares how an ARTICLE 19 initiative in Mexico is using ATI to ensure that Indigenous women have the power to create the communities they want.
![People hold placards at a rally to pay tribute to victims of violence in protests against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government, in Caracas, Venezuela, 30 August 2017, REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/venezuela-protest-political-prisoners-reuters.jpg)
2017 tendency continues in August: Attacks and censorship the order of the day
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
![Flames erupt as clashes break out while the Constituent Assembly election is being carried out in Caracas, Venezuela, 30 July 2017, REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/venezuela-clashes-constituent-assembly-election-reuters.jpg)
July in the Americas: Venezuela on verge of losing last vestiges of democracy
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
![AP Photo/Fernando Llano](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/venezuela-censura-protest-activists-ap.jpg)
End of June marks a complex, violent half-year in the Americas
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
![AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/venezuela-pro-government-militia-threats-journalists-protesters-ap.jpg)
May, a month marked by threats and attacks on freedom of expression in the Americas
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
![University students protest in front of the Tegucigalpa Cathedral to demand justice for the murder of Berta Cáceres, 1 May 2017, AP Photo/Fernando Antonio](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/honduras-students-protest0berta0caceres-ap.jpg)
Honduras violence reaches new highs
Violence and threats against activists and journalists in Honduras are among the highest in the world. And new laws are making the situation even worse.
![Candles adorn images of the murdered journalist, Javier Valdez, and the words "Justice! No to silence!" during a protest in Mexico City, AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mexico-javier-valdez-ap.jpg)
Javier Valdez: Chronicle of a death foretold?
Mexico is the deadliest country in the world for journalists. So why has the murder of Javier Valdez touched such a nerve among ordinary Mexicans? The answer: Uncompromising courage.
![Police use a water canon during clashes with protesters over a proposed constitutional amendment in Asunción, Paraguay, AP Photo/Jorge Saenz](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/paraguay-protest-constitution-ap.jpg)
A faltering continent
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
![An opposition supporter during a protest against President Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela, 31 March 2017, REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/venezuela-protests-caracas-tsj-reuters.jpg)
Venezuela: On the edge of the abyss
Free expression violations have been occurring in Venezuela for many years. So why is the latest crisis an unprecedented event for journalists and media?