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This report examines the ways in which Beijing’s censors have affected and influenced Hollywood and the global filmmaking industry.
PEN America — 6 August 2020 -
As individuals have mobilized, state legislatures across the country have begun introducing bills meant to suppress, restrict, or criminalize the right to protest at an ever-increasing rate.
PEN America — 27 May 2020 -
Losing the News: The decimation of local news and the search for solutions
This report lays out pathways for revitalizing local journalism in the United States. New, nimble outlets are emerging, and existing outlets are adapting and innovating – developing alternative revenue streams, experimenting with nonprofit models, rebuilding audiences, and better serving communities.
PEN America — 21 November 2019 -
The reality of book banning in American prisons is systematic and comprehensive. State and federal prison authorities censor content with little oversight or public scrutiny.
PEN America — 7 October 2019 -
Crisis en los medios y situación laboral de los periodistas
Foro de Periodismo Argentino — 21 March 2019 -
In this report, PEN America examines the steps taken by technology companies, government actors, and po- litical parties to curb the influence of fraudulent news in the 2018 U.S. midterm elections.
PEN America — 13 March 2019 -
In recent years, Cubans have experienced mo- mentous change, from a gradual loosening of eco- nomic restrictions to greater access to cell phones, Wi-Fi, and social media. But the Cuban govern- ment continues to operate in a highly centralized and controlled way, including in the arts sector,
PEN America — 4 March 2019 -
Informe sobre el estado de la libertad de prensa en Colombia 2018
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La regulación de la vigilancia estatal constituye uno de los desafíos más significativos plan- teados por la irrupción de las tecnologías de comunicación: aunque esperamos que el apara- to estatal mantenga la seguridad, su capacidad de buscar esos fines infringiendo la privaci- dad crece sin una respuesta normativa.
Derechos Digitales — 9 October 2018 -
Civil society leaders in Egypt are urging the U.S. government to continue to condition and withhold military aid to Egypt until the Egyptian government makes meaningful reforms to its human rights practices.
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Journalists say they will be wary until Moreno fulfills his promises to scale back the Communications Law and scrap the regulator that enforced it.
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 14 July 2018 -
Exposing and Challenging Government Hacking for Surveillance
Privacy International — 11 July 2018 -
In recent years, press freedom organizations have become increasingly concerned by the challenges faced by the media in the United States (US).
ARTICLE 19, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), IFEX, Index on Censorship, International Press Institute (IPI) , Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 3 May 2018 -
In view of the examination of Guatemala before the Human Rights Committee in March 2018, the Centre for Informative Reports on Guatemala (CERIGUA), with the support of IFEX and the International Network for Human Rights (RIDH), produced an alternative report on the aforementioned issues covering the time- period between 2012 and February 2018, the month in which this report was completed.
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Along with eroding civil and political freedoms, President Nicolas Maduro’s declaration of a State of Exception and Economic Emergency, extended in May 2017, dictated “strict regulations” to prevent “destabilization campaigns” on the internet
Freedom House — 15 November 2017 -
Americans witnessed several major cyberattacks in the latter half of 2016, including the hacking and subsequent leaking of sensitive information from the Democratic National Committee in the lead up to the vote
Freedom House — 15 November 2017 -
A series of revelations renewed concerns about illegal surveillance practices in the country, as spying software sold to the government abusively targeted human rights lawyers, journalists, and activists
Freedom House — 15 November 2017 -
Politically motivated takedown requests for alleged copyright violations targeted online news outlets and the websites of human rights organizations
Freedom House — 15 November 2017 -
The government has continued to control the digital landscape by blocking critical sites. Tests also found that the state-owned cellphone provider Cubacel had been systematically filtering domestic SMS containing keywords such as “democracy,” “dictatorship,” and “human rights”
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A court acquitted biologist Diego Gómez of violating copyright by sharing an academic paper online after three years of criminal proceedings; he faced up to 8 years in prison.
Freedom House — 14 November 2017 -
The Federal Court confirmed Canada’s privacy laws have extra-territorial application and ordered a foreign website to remove personal information of Canadians
Freedom House — 14 November 2017 -
At least three cyberattacks against digital media outlets were reported in early 2017. One of them was a Distributed Denial-of-Service attack against the news website Adelanto 24, which was taken offline in apparent retaliation for a publication on the army
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The report examines the rise of fraudulent news, defined here as demonstrably false information that is being presented as a factual news report with the intention to deceive the public, and the related erosion of public faith in traditional journalism. The report identifies proposed solutions at the intersection of technology, journalism, and civil society to empower news consumers with better skills and tools to help them process the torrents of information they see online.
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In September, the government eliminated the board of trustees of the public Brazilian Communications Company (EBC), which manages Brazil’s public radio and television stations as well as a news agency; the board was intended to ensure the body’s independence. Additional changes allow for the president to appoint and dismiss its top executive.
Freedom House — 27 April 2017 -
Independent outlets, which are technically illegal but tolerated if they do not cross certain red lines, continued to open and expand.
Freedom House — 27 April 2017 -
Venezuela’s economic crisis continued to affect the media industry, leaving dozens of publications in chronic danger of closure due to the difficulty of meeting basic operational costs. Many outlets also faced robberies, vandalism, and hackings.
Freedom House — 27 April 2017 -
The government of President Mauricio Macri reversed its predecessor’s pattern of hostility toward the private media, resuming regular press conferences and ending official criticism and harassment of specific journalists.
Freedom House — 27 April 2017 -
Daniel Ortega was reelected for a third consecutive term as president in November, at which point he had not held a formal press conference in more than nine years.
Freedom House — 27 April 2017 -
Cinemas across the country screened, at no charge, a government-backed film entitled The Cartel of Lies, which scrutinized press outlets and reporters who had reported critically on Morales. The film was also posted to the Ministry of the Presidency’s YouTube page.
Freedom House — 27 April 2017 -
Political polarization in the media worsened during the presidential campaign, due in part to the emergence of “alt-right” news sites that disseminated highly nationalistic or nativist messages, conspiracy theories, and at times false or propagandistic coverage.
Freedom House — 27 April 2017 -
Article 19, counted 11 murders of journalists in possible connection with their work for the year, and a total of 100 such killings since 2000.
Freedom House — 27 April 2017 -
Internet users from across the globe have come together to create a crowdsourced vision for free expression online. Over 300,000 people from 155 countries worldwide helped shape our roadmap for a Digital Future that includes us all.
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OpenMedia — 14 March 2017
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Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) — 10 March 2017
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Cuando hablamos de libertades en este in- forme no nos referimos solamente a valo- res abstractos que por lo general se nos ha dicho que debemos defender. Más bien, lo que narramos son historias de trabajo que se desenvuelven en el día a día y que están resistiendo a esas condiciones permanentes de marginación, opacidad y agresión.
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 2 February 2017
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Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) — 2 January 2017
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Privacy International — 4 November 2016
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Privacy International — 4 November 2016
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Privacy International — 4 November 2016
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ARTICLE 19 — 2 November 2016
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PEN America — 17 October 2016
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Comparative Analysis of Surveillance Laws and Practices in Latin America
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) — 10 October 2016 -
More Space for Criticism but Restrictions Slow Press Freedom Progress
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 28 September 2016 -
Latin America is, by far, the most dangerous region of the world for environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs). The lack of effective guarantees of human rights protection in Latin American States has created this dire situation.
ARTICLE 19 — 10 August 2016 -
Segundo Informe de Monitoreo de Amenazas
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Canadian Journalists for Free Expression — 3 May 2016
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Since its establishment under the 2013 Communications Law, Ecuador’s media regulator, known as SUPERCOM, has issued sanctions in more than 300 cases against media outlets.
Freedom House — 23 April 2016 -
Although the mastermind of a notorious journalist murder was convicted and sentenced, impunity remained the norm for Colombia’s dozens of journalist killings over the past two decades.
Freedom House — 23 April 2016 -
A controversial antiterrorism law came into force in June 2015; it includes provisions against “terrorist propaganda” and prohibits actions that “encourage” or “promote” terrorism.
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Freedom House — 23 April 2016
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Freedom House — 23 April 2016
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Freedom House — 23 April 2016
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In December 2015, the telecommunications regulatory authority announced that hundreds of broadcast outlets will see their licenses expire by 2019. To stay on the air, they will have to participate in a public licensing process expected to favor government-backed outlets.
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Freedom House — 23 April 2016
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Freedom House — 23 April 2016
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In 2015, President Salvador Sánchez Cerén accused the media of promoting a “psychological terror” campaign against the government, following widespread reporting on increasing violence in the country.
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In a scandal that broke in January, President Michel Martelly’s administration was criticized for handing out envelopes of cash to journalists at a 2014 Christmas reception.
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Freedom House — 23 April 2016
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Freedom House — 23 April 2016
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Freedom House — 23 April 2016
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Two journalists faced charges following their widely criticized arrest in Ferguson in 2014.
Freedom House — 23 April 2016 -
The administration of President Daniel Ortega set its sights on limiting internet freedom, although a proposed law that would have granted the government broad powers to control online content was defeated.
Freedom House — 23 April 2016 -
At least four reporters were killed in connection with their work in 2015, and the facilities of media organizations were repeatedly attacked with gunfire and explosives.
Freedom House — 23 April 2016 -
Macri used presidential decrees to replace the leadership of the two main media regulators and merge them into a new entity under the Ministry of Communications
Freedom House — 23 April 2016 -
The government refused to recognize a decision by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ordering the reinstatement of the terrestrial broadcast license of television station Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), which was taken off the air in 2007 after a highly politicized campaign against the channel by then president Hugo Chávez.
Freedom House — 23 April 2016 -
The access to information law that took effect in September 2015 facilitated journalistic investigations into several corruption scandals, including widespread misuse of funds at the National University of Asunción.
Freedom House — 23 April 2016 -
In a case decried by media advocated as politically motivated, the newspaper La Prensa received a $600,000 fine for material damage and moral harm related to its reporting on mismanagement of government contracts.
Freedom House — 23 April 2016 -
A new law to protect journalists and human rights advocates took effect in June, drawing cautious optimism from freedom of expression advocates.
Freedom House — 23 April 2016 -
Following critical coverage of the government in the state-run Guyana Chronicle, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo in August ordered that headlines in state-run print outlets be screened by his office before publication.
Freedom House — 23 April 2016 -
A major corruption inquiry, aided by the work of local investigative journalists, led to the arrests and resignations of dozens of prominent officials during the year.
Freedom House — 23 April 2016 -
Although internet access remains severely limited, during the year the government continued a slow process of broadening access to online information sources by establishing a series of Wi-Fi hotspots.
Freedom House — 23 April 2016 -
Community radio stations, which face steep obstacles to registration, continue to be subject to service interruptions and confiscation of equipment.
Freedom House — 23 April 2016 -
Violence against journalists spiked in 2016, with no fewer than six reporters killed in retaliation for their work.
Freedom House — 23 April 2016 -
Unknown author — 2 March 2016
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Comparative Study of Criminal Defamation Laws in the Americas
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 29 February 2016 -
Derechos Digitales — 9 November 2015
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Ruling party proposes amendments to cyberterrorism law criminalizing use of social networks to “disrupt public peace”
Freedom House — 31 October 2015 -
“Federal Communications Commission approved new rules that allow it to regulate the internet as a public utility, including provisions to protect net neutrality”
Freedom House — 31 October 2015 -
Mexico continues to be “one of the most hostile environments in the world for journalists and bloggers”
Freedom House — 31 October 2015 -
Hacking, trolling, and threats targeting govement opponents follow President Correa’s Twitter campaign against online critics
Freedom House — 31 October 2015 -
Performance artist arrested and detained for online promotion of public performance in Plaza of the Revolution
Freedom House — 31 October 2015 -
Former public officials sentenced for illegally intercepting communications of judges, journalists and opposition leaders
Freedom House — 31 October 2015 -
Net neutrality rules limit telecoms’ ability to favor own streaming services over competitors
Freedom House — 31 October 2015 -
“Constitution for the internet” introduced
Freedom House — 31 October 2015 -
Supreme Court rules search engines not responsible for user generated content that violates rights or infinges copyright
Freedom House — 31 October 2015 -
World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers — 29 October 2015
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Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 17 September 2015
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Privacy International — 31 August 2015
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How Opaque and Unaccountable Practices and Policies Threaten Canadians
Unknown author — 29 May 2015 -
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression — 5 May 2015
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Ranked 38th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2015 -
Ranked 57th in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 91st in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 111st in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 18th in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 103rd in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 70th in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 22nd in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 75th in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 139th in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 140th in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 118th in annual global media freedom report
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Freedom House — 1 May 2015
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Ranked 97th in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 127th in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 48th in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 152nd in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 35th in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 133rd in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 41st in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 193rd in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 90th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2015 -
Ranked 91st in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 31st in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 28th in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 107th in annual global media freedom report
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Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela — 27 February 2015
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PEN America — 27 October 2014
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 30 September 2014
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Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 24 September 2014
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How Large-Scale US Surveillance is Harming Journalism, Law, and American Democracy
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Derechos Digitales — 30 August 2014
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How Large-Scale US Surveillance is Harming Journalism, Law, and American Democracy
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Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) — 27 May 2014
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PEN Canada — 22 May 2014
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Which companies stand with their users, embracing transparency around government data requests? Which companies have resisted improper government demands by fighting for user privacy in the courts and on Capitol Hill? In short, which companies have your back?
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Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 6 May 2014
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This report documents 45 cases from Caracas and three states, involving more than 150 victims, in which security forces have abused the rights of protesters and other people in the vicinity of demonstrations.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 5 May 2014 -
Ranked 18th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Ranked 141st in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Ranked 103rd in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Ranked 70th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Ranked 131st in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Ranked 39th in annual global media freedom report
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Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Ranked 134th in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 84th in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 42nd in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 190th in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 22nd in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 115th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Ranked 64th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Ranked 26th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
“Freedom of private discussion suffered during 2013 due to a series of releases of illegally recorded conversations of prominent Venezuelans”
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Chelsea Manning sentenced to 35 years in prison for releasing classified documents to WikiLeaks.
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Paraguay does not have a right to information law and continues to use defamation laws against the press”
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Ranked 90th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Ranked 95th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Duopoly controls over 90 percent of the broadcast market
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Ranked 33rd in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 22nd in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Ranked 27th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Ranked 106th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Ranked 78th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Increased restrictions on media follow passing of new Communications Law
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
“Internet penetration rate is 5 percent, one of the lowest in the world”
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Journalists no longer face imprisonment for releasing secret political information following revision of controversial 2012 law
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
“Armed groups maintain a presence on many campuses to generate political support and intimidate opponents”
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Police often use excessive force against student protestors
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Comprehensive freedom of information act not yet implemented a year after becoming law
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Supreme Court upholds Media Law to diversify ownership in the heavily concentrated broadcast sector
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Ranked 171st in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 30th in annual global media freedom report
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Ranked 132nd in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2014 -
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression — 30 April 2014
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Unknown author — 24 April 2014
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Newspapers cut back page count as government stops supply of foreign currency to buy newsprint
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
President calls own government’s promoted media law a “monstrosity”
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
New York shield law protects journalists from requirement to disclose sources regardless of state jursidiction of crime
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Anti-media agressiveness fails to intimadate journalists
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Judicial harassment and threats of violence increase following reports on corruption and organized crime
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Senate passes Freedom of Information bill
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Civil lawsuits against media organizations constrain press freedom
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Authorities fail to comply with own Access to Public Information law
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Sixty percent of attacks on journalists carried out by public officials
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Criminal libel abolished under ammended Defamation Act
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
High levels of impunity and “a climate of lack of safety” lead to journalist self-censorship
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Nine suspects indicted for the 2000 murder of journalist, Jean Leopold Dominique
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Two police officers charged with abuse of authority following tear-gassing of 28 journalists
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Controversial electonic defamation law passes desipte immense opposition
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Election propaganda negatively affects news media and press freedom
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Private media firm Secom takes over Freedom of Expression NGOs under Executive Decree 16
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Television commentators deemed “trailors of the fatherland” for supporting undocumented workers
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Brutal physical assaults of dissidents increase
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Detention of judicial employee has chilling effect on other press informants
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
“90 reporters are facing extraordinary risks according to the State Protection Unit”
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Uncertainty surrounds new media bill
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Internet surveillance legislation dropped following widespead opposition
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
“Freedom of expression has drastically deteriorated”
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
“Media weakness has become the objective of those in government”
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
Powerful business leaders increasingly using advertising money to influence editorial decisions
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
“A fertile year for attacks on journalists and other restrictions of freedom of expression”
Inter American Press Association — 7 April 2014 -
“NSA symbolises intelligence services’ abuses”
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 12 March 2014 -
“Long Live Freedom (but not for the Internet)!”
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 12 March 2014 -
“Sale of Globovisión leaves country without a critical broadcaster”
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 11 February 2014 -
“Aggressive leak prosecutions, secret subpoenas, and surveillance have chilling effect”
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 11 February 2014 -
“Journalists covering corruption, protests are targeted”
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 11 February 2014 -
“Amid climate of impunity, authorities botch investigations into key cases”
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 11 February 2014 -
“Journalists targeted amid a general climate of rampant violence”
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 11 February 2014 -
“Critical daily elPeriódico harassed and attacked”
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 11 February 2014 -
“New communications law gives authorities power to censor, sanction press”
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 11 February 2014 -
“Dissidents allowed to travel abroad for first time in decades”
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 11 February 2014 -
“Impunity prevails for past journalist murders as cases go cold”
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 11 February 2014 -
“Deadly violence” against journalists continues
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 11 February 2014 -
“Conflict between government and critical media companies intensifies”
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 11 February 2014 -
Ranked 116th in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 31 January 2014 -
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 31 January 2014 -
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 31 January 2014 -
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 31 January 2014 -
Ranked 21st in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 31 January 2014 -
Ranked 126th in annual press freedom index
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PEN Canada, PEN International — 23 January 2014
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“Government has taken aggressive steps to reduce the availability of media outlets that engage in critical programming”
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 21 January 2014 -
Snowden leaks reveal secret domestic surveillance program aimed at US citizens
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 21 January 2014 -
Journalists, peasant activists and LGBTI individuals vulnerable to attacks; government fails to protect
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 21 January 2014 -
“Human rights defenders face threats of violence”
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 21 January 2014 -
UN special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression raise concerns over agression against journalists
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 21 January 2014 -
Arbitrary prosecutions and censorship permitted under 2013 Communications Law
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 21 January 2014 -
Government criminalizes denial of terrorist attacks
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 21 January 2014 -
Government announces expanded internet access, undermines plan with restrictive caveats
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 21 January 2014 -
“Rights advocates and journalists continue to be targeted for threats and attacks”
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 21 January 2014 -
Pinochet-era decree used to stiffle student protests
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 21 January 2014 -
Government lables anti-pipeline activists ‘radicals’; agents of foreign funded interests
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 21 January 2014 -
Attacks from government officials and criminal groups lead to journalistic self-censorship
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 21 January 2014 -
Police officers charged with aggravated homicide in deaths of six journalists
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 21 January 2014 -
Despite robust public debate, President Morales aggressively criticizes press
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 21 January 2014 -
President accuses media of using ‘bullets of ink’
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 21 January 2014 -
IFEX América Latina y el Caribe — 18 November 2013
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PEN America — 12 November 2013
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Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 10 October 2013
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Canadian Journalists for Free Expression — 8 August 2013
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International Press Institute (IPI) — 11 July 2013
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Fundamedios - Andean Foundation for Media Observation and Study — 31 May 2013
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Canadian Journalists for Free Expression — 23 May 2013
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Canadian Journalists for Free Expression — 3 May 2013
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Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
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Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 23rd in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 47th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 40th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
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Ranked 12th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
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Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 89th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 134th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 94th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 106th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 134th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 23rd in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 140th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 96th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Which companies help protect your data from the government?
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 68th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 128th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 39th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 83rd in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 134th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 81st in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 40th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 191st in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 23rd in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 112th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 64th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 29th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 91st in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 94th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 35th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 23rd in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 27th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 109th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Ranked 79th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House — 1 May 2013 -
Freedom House — 26 April 2013
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Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela — 25 April 2013
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ARTICLE 19 — 18 April 2013
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Canadian Journalists for Free Expression — 21 March 2013
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ARTICLE 19 — 14 March 2013
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ARTICLE 19 — 8 March 2013
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Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 21 February 2013
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Freedom House — 15 February 2013
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International Press Institute (IPI) — 14 February 2013
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 13 February 2013
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Canadian Journalists for Free Expression — 31 January 2013
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The report examines all of the shortcomings of this South American giant’s media landscape It is based on fact-finding visits to Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasilia in November 2012.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 24 January 2013 -
“The security environment for journalists has deteriorated markedly”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“While newspapers are independent and free of government control, circulation is generally low”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“The second most dangerous country in the world for journalists”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“Threats against and illegal arrests of civil society leaders increased during the year”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
Police kill three protesters during a protest against high electricity prices
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“Scholars have received death threats for questioning past human rights abuses or continuing injustices”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
Grenada becomes first Caribbean country to decriminalise defamation
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“The government and private organisations have worked to extend Internet access to the poor”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“The country lacks access to information legislation, and defamation remains a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment or fines”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“There are an estimated 70 independent, journalistic bloggers working on the island”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
Government uses advertising to influence media content
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“Twitter and other social media platforms have become important arenas of political discourse”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“In 2012, many members of the press were detained and harassed by the police while covering student protests”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“Media ownership continued to become more concentrated in 2012”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
Twitter accounts of journalists and opposition activists hacked to disseminate pro-government messages
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“Congressional efforts in 2012 to adopt legislation to prevent copyright infringement on the Internet were shelved in response to strong opposition from leading Internet companies, websites, and ordinary users”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
Long-awaited freedom of information bill goes into effect
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
Criticising government officials decriminalised in October
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“Concerns over government control of the broadcast industry remain after the attempted nationalisation of Telemedia”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“Press outlets are privately owned and vigorously pluralistic”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
Rastafarian community faces discrimination in education and employment
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
Prime Minister voices support for Freedom of Information legislation
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“Puerto Rico’s tradition of varied and vigorous news media has been challenged by a decline in newspapers stemming from the economic crisis”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“Public access to government information is legally recognised, though it is very limited in practice”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“The Bahamas has a well-developed tradition of respecting press freedom”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“Government officials use libel lawsuits against members of the media”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“Low pay leaves reporters susceptible to bribery”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“The constitution guarantees freedom of speech, which is respected in practice”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“The administration carried out smear campaigns against critical journalists” in 2012
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“In 2012, journalists investigating corruption and organized crime or who were vocally critical of the government suffered threats and violent attacks by drug cartels, government officials, and the EPP”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“Politicians often file libel suits against opposing party members”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
Journalists subject of government attack ads
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
“The Ortega administration engages in systematic efforts to obstruct and discredit media critics”
Freedom House — 16 January 2013 -
IFEX América Latina y el Caribe — 23 November 2012
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World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers — 4 September 2012
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Newsprint regulation, Law 26,736, will bring a “dark precedents for press freedom”
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
President regards media as his main opponents, claims they wish to destabilise administration
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
“Sluggish” Brazilian judicial system leads to impunity for murdered journalists and delays in censorship appeals
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
Government under fire for delaying timely access to federally-funded scientific research
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
Fears rise that new hate speech legislation could hinder freedom of expression
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
New legislation curtails media’s ability to cover elections
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
President Chinchilla delays passage of Freedom of Expression and Press Freedom bill
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
Blogger Yoani Sánchez named one of “150 women who rocked the world” in 2012 by Newsweek magazine
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
National Council for State Reform and Education Ministry begin nationwide educational campaign to promote access to information
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
Three laws passed that restrict press freedom
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
Penal code amended to remove prison terms for defamation and libel
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
Columnist and radio announcer Lucía Escobar forced into exile after reporting on Security Commission abuses against civilians
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
“The head of state never misses an opportunity to attack the media”
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
“Impunity surrounding crimes against journalists”
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
Defamation and libel decriminalised
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
“Government party maintains iron-fisted control over information and advertising through numerous government-owned media outlets”
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
President accuses media of blackmailing government ministers
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
“Since the administration of President Fernando Lugo there has been an increase in attacks on the press”
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
Journalists attacked for revealing that “police had been extorting smugglers and drug traffickers who operate in the border area between Peru and Bolivia”
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
President of Puerto Rican Senate to journalists, “I’m watching you”
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
Amnesty law for crimes against humanity leads to indefinite impunity for five murdered reporters
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
Police use search-and-seizure order to confiscate computer equipment from Newsday following a request to disclose source of controversial report on Integrity Commissioner
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
“Sporadic explosions of bad temper” by President Mujica cause interference in journalists’ work
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
Soldier Bradley Manning faces charges under Espionage Act that could lead to death penalty for allegedly supplying info to Wikileaks
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
Social Responsibility law used to force closure of 32 radio and two television stations
Inter American Press Association — 23 April 2012 -
Pro-regime bloggers wage non-stop on-line battle against bloggers critical of government
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 12 March 2012 -
Federal Court sentences 16 military members in decades-old murder of journalist Rodolfo Walsh
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 21 February 2012 -
“In the first half of 2011, Brazilian authorities issued 224 takedown orders to Google, more than any other country in the world”
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 21 February 2012 -
29 independent journalists imprisoned in 2003 Black Spring crackdown released
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 21 February 2012 -
Five former national intelligence officials convicted of espionage against journalists and opposition politicians
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 21 February 2012 -
Five media facilities occupied by military in 2011
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 21 February 2012 -
New protection program for journalists “ineffectual at best”
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 21 February 2012 -
State Department falls short in its implementation of Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 21 February 2012 -
Hacker group N33 attacks twitter accounts of journalists critical of Chavez administration
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) — 21 February 2012 -
Ranked 117th on annual press freedom index for lack of media pluralism, judicial harassment and physical attacks against journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
US drops 27 places to 47th in annual press freedom review following numerous attacks on journalists covering Occupy Protests
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
State espionage of journalists leads to country’s 20 point fall in annual review of press freedom
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
“Radio broadcasting is still a state monopoly”
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Rising political tensions have no negative consequences for press freedom
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Little change in press freedom situation as nation ties for 47th place on annual index
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
“Peru, notorious for the frequency of attacks on the press”
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Two Spanish journalists expelled for reporting on indigenous resistance movement
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Honduras “languished at the bottom” of annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Media suffer from impact of violent crime, habitual self-censorship and lack of pluralism
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Decreased incidents of assault lead to 14 place rise to 37th position on annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Ranked 95th in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Ranked 32nd in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Highest ranking Latin American nation on annual free expression index
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Ranked 143rd in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Surinam rises 13 positions to 22nd place on annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Student protestors raise concern over media concentration
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Lack of violent attacks leads Jamaica to 16th place on annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Canada recovers hemisphere’s best rating in 2011 press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Brazil falls 41 positions to 99th place in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Nation falls 26 places to 80th position in annual press freedom index as journalists face increased violence
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Political polarisation has little effect on work of journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Issues of balance and pluralism, judicial harassment plague nation
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Lowest-ranking nation in Americas in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
“Netizens who take a stand against the prevailing violence are now also becoming the targets for killings and reprisals”
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Little changes in Bolivian press freedom environment
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — 25 January 2012 -
Government introduces legislation to decriminalise defamation
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 22 January 2012 -
“A climate of impunity and self-censorship”
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 22 January 2012 -
Three journalists killed in 2011 “at the hands of unidentified attackers”
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 22 January 2012 -
President accuses free expression NGO Fundamedios of “trying to destabilise his government”
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 22 January 2012 -
“The government maintains a media monopoly on the island, ensuring there is virtually no freedom of expression”
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 22 January 2012 -
Radio journalist shot for reporting on corruption by local government officials, fifth journalist killed in 2011
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 22 January 2012 -
Fears rise that anti-racism law could have a chilling effect on the press
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 22 January 2012 -
Supreme Courts curtails government practise of rewarding supportive media with state advertising contracts
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 22 January 2012 -
Expansion of desacato laws, which criminalise “disrespect of public officials,” lead to a climate of self-censorship
Human Rights Watch (HRW) — 22 January 2012 -
IFEX América Latina y el Caribe — 18 September 2011

Brazilian authorities must promptly and thoroughly investigate threats to radio journalist Marco Antônio Ferreira and the burning of his car, and determine if they were related to his reporting.

Extradition proceedings against Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange are set to conclude on 4 January, when a decision is expected. RSF again condemns the targeting of Assange for his contributions to journalism and calls for his immediate release.

Nossel covers a number of topics, including the larger ramifications of the news media’s coverage of President Trump and the importance for the media to stop using this coverage as a bait for ratings.

“We must make sure that, in our scramble to reopen the economy, we do not overlook inequity of access to the vaccine; … and the potential that today’s vaccine passport will act as a catalyst toward tomorrow’s system of national digital identification that can be used to systematically collect and store our personal information.”

What is the toll of the coronavirus on journalism in the United States? While we will never know the full impact, this project – which examines the first 10 months of the pandemic from March to December 2020 – is a
start.
In a joint letter to President Elect Joseph Biden, organizations raise their concerns about the deteriorating political situation in Bahrain and urge him to ensure that democracy and human rights are returned to the center of American foreign policy.
To mark Human Rights Day and in the name of press freedom, CJFE leads a coalition of more than a dozen media advocacy and human rights groups in calling on the Canadian government to honour their words to protect journalists by taking immediate action.
Ola Bini is a computer expert and human rights defender recognized worldwide, who is facing a political-judicial process in Ecuador since April 2019. Ecuadorian and international civil society organizations set up a mission to observe the preparatory hearing and trial evaluation of December 3rd, 2020.

“Subpoenaing a news organization to turn over its source material sets a dangerous legal precedent and undermines sources’ trust in the media,” said CPJ.

Colombian authorities should thoroughly investigate death threats received by Caracol TV employees and ensure they can work freely.

Many of the smartphone apps people use every day are collecting data on their users and, in order to make money, many of these apps sell that information. One of the customers for this data is the U.S. government, which regularly purchases commercially available geolocation data.

President Barack Obama sat down for an interview with former PEN America president and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Ron Chernow. The following is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation.
November in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Paula Martins, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies says recent efforts by the US State Department to label the global boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement as anti-semitic threatens to silence the work of Palestinian human rights defenders and organizations that monitor, document, and criticize Israel’s systematic human rights violations.

EFF urged the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to reconsider a split three-judge panel’s ruling that the Baltimore Police Department’s aerial surveillance of the city’s more than half a million residents is constitutional.

Visa, the credit card network, is trying to buy financial technology company Plaid for $5.3 billion. The merger is bad for a number of reasons.
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