New regional report warns of an increase in regulations that restrict civic space in Latin America
The study examines current legislation in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, with the aim of identifying regulatory trends, patterns, and common risks that affect the functioning of civil society organizations.
CPJ urges press freedom support in El Salvador in statement to Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
The statement, filed during the “The State of Exception in El Salvador: Year Five” hearing in Washington, D.C., outlines how emergency measures in the country have been used to criminalize independent journalism, restrict access to public information, and enable surveillance, legal harassment, and intimidation of reporters.
USA: RSF condemns deportation of journalist Mario Guevara
Journalist Mario Guevara was deported from the US in an unprecedented case that raises grave concerns for press freedom and migrants’ rights.
On the frontlines of climate coverage, local journalists face grave threats, no resources and rampant disinformation
Ensuring the protection and sustainability of journalism in the Amazon must be one of the multilateral commitments made to protecting the environment, especially in the lead-up to COP30.
“We know what’s coming: exile or prison” – ‘El Faro”s Óscar Martínez on surviving Bukele’s crackdown
Journalists at El Faro knew the risks when they published a series of interviews with gang members alleging long-standing ties between Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and criminal groups. They didn’t know how quickly the crackdown would escalate.
Salvadoran organized crime reporter shot dead in Honduras
Journalist Javier Hércules had been enrolled in Honduras’ National Protection System for Journalists, which has provided protection measures like police escort, relocation, and risk assessments since 2023.
Salvadoran congress approves “foreign agents” law that threatens press freedom
It applies not only to organizations, but also to individuals, so freelance journalists, academics, and trainers who receive honoraria or stipends from abroad could be labeled foreign agents.
El Salvador: RSF on high alert as state persecution of journalists intensifies
The Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights and Freedom of Expression has resigned and the latest threats to “El Faro” indicate a serious escalation of a government-sponsored crackdown that is forcing journalists to flee.
UN: Protect journalists and media workers in Central America
Central America presents a complex panorama for freedom of expression because of the permanence and rise of authoritarian governments backed up by unjustified exception regimes, as in El Salvador and Honduras, and the continuity of anti-democracy actors in the judiciary, as in Guatemala.
A culture of silence threatens press freedom under El Salvador President Bukele
Journalists face growing intimidation and censorship under President Bukele’s administration, threatening the state of press freedom in El Salvador.
Controversial hacktivists may have prompted El Salvador’s censorship of Telegram
According to researchers, El Salvador continues to fall short of basic cybersecurity compliance standards and regulations, preventing any affected civilians from mitigating the potential risks they face.
Serious decline in press freedom in El Salvador: RSF and its partners call on national authorities to safeguard right to information
Signatories call on El Salvador’s authorities to respect and protect press freedom and, in particular, to establish favourable and safe long-term conditions guaranteeing the ability of journalists to work freely.
Between democracy and authoritarianism in El Salvador
The political landscape going Into the 2024 elections.
Digital authoritarianism, the case of El Salvador
This is an extract from the report on El Salvador, from the series of reports to come out of the research under the Unfreedom Monitor.