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A man reads a copy of "La Prensa Gráfica" while having his shoes shined in San Salvador, El Salvador, 3 February 2014, AP Photo/Esteban Felix

IAPA expresses concern over multi-million dollar lawsuits

Mayor of San Salvador, Nayib Bukele, sues La Prensa Gráfica for six million dollars, alleging grievances caused by press investigations.

Graffiti associated with the Mara Salvatrucha gang in the Montreal neighborhood in Mejicanos, El Salvador, REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Gang members kill 23-year-old radio journalist in El Salvador

For the past several months, Nicolás García, 23, had been hosting a programme on El Carrizal-based radio Expressa, voces al aire in which he advised local residents on how to protect themselves from violence.

Link to: El Salvador newspaper misrepresented in unauthorised clone of its site

El Salvador newspaper misrepresented in unauthorised clone of its site

The Inter American Press Association asked the El Salvador Attorney General’s Office to carry out an exhaustive and swift investigation following a formal complaint of Internet attacks on the newspaper La Prensa Gráfica, an offense that has been repeated with increasing frequency in the countries of the Americas.

El Salvador's President Salvador Sánchez Cerén delivers his first State of the Nation address on 1 June 2015, REUTERS/El Salvador Presidency/Handout via Reuters

In El Salvador, freedom of information diminishes during president’s first year

The president’s relations with the media have been distant and he has shown little interest in answering questions.

Link to: TV cameraman stabbed to death near his home in El Salvador

TV cameraman stabbed to death near his home in El Salvador

Aged 23, Carlos José Orellana worked for local TV station Canal 99. The police investigating his death have not as yet suggested a possible motive.

Link to: TV crew covering trial in El Salvador receives menacing threats

TV crew covering trial in El Salvador receives menacing threats

Reporters Without Borders joins the Association of Salvadoran Journalists (APES) in calling for an investigation into a death threat made in broad daylight against a crew from the television station Canal 12 in Santa Tecla.

Link to: Gang member gets 30 years for TV cameraman’s murder

Gang member gets 30 years for TV cameraman’s murder

Jonathan Martínez Castro, a “marero” (gang member), was sentenced by a San Salvador court for the April 2011 murder of Canal 33 cameraman Alfredo Hurtado. His alleged accomplice, Marlon Abrego Rivas, also known as “Gato,” is currently a fugitive.

Link to: Solidarity, a key to security, eludes press

Solidarity, a key to security, eludes press

El Salvador’s new generation of journalists would do well to be proactive, to work together, and to speak as one on the issues that endanger them all, says CPJ.

Link to: News website threatened for its reporting

News website threatened for its reporting

The editor of the news website El Faro says his staff members have been followed after the site reported on a criminal network involving politicians.

Link to: Death squads threaten Radio Victoria journalists

Death squads threaten Radio Victoria journalists

A letter received by the radio station said that the journalists had to leave the Cabañas community before 4 May or they would be killed.

Link to: Murder of camera operator brings IAPA condemnation, call for investigation

Murder of camera operator brings IAPA condemnation, call for investigation

While the reason for Alfredo Hurtado’s death is unknown, Canal 33 said his murder could have been linked to his work for the “Teleprensa” programme, mostly covering the police beat.

Link to: RSF reacts to guilty verdict for filmmaker’s killers with mixture of relief and frustration

RSF reacts to guilty verdict for filmmaker’s killers with mixture of relief and frustration

TEASER: “This verdict marks a victory in the fight against impunity but as an attempt to establish the truth [in the Christian Poveda case], it may have been too hasty,” said RSF.

Link to: ARTICLE 19 applauds adoption of Access to Public Information Law

ARTICLE 19 applauds adoption of Access to Public Information Law

President Mauricio Funes was urged to immediately sign and implement the legislation.

Link to: A year later, many arrests in journalist’s murder but facts still unclear

A year later, many arrests in journalist’s murder but facts still unclear

Christian Poveda was one of the few journalists to cover the country’s local gangs from the inside.

Link to: Three more suspects arrested in Christian Poveda murder investigation

Three more suspects arrested in Christian Poveda murder investigation

The arrests of three members of the Mara 18 gang bring the total number of suspects detained to 28.

Link to: Renewed threats against staff and journalists of Radio Victoria

Renewed threats against staff and journalists of Radio Victoria

The threats, first reported on 23 July 2009, have resurfaced days after the recent killing of two environmentalists.