Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Journalists Daniel Fernandes and Romão De Jesus, who were reporting on the demolition of homes in Luanda, lose their equipment after being assaulted by military and police officers.

Police arrested journalist Mones Nazarali, who was taken before a public prosecutor and charged with several crimes, including defamation, slander, disturbing the public order, and insulting the police, which all carry prison sentences under the criminal code, according to the same sources.

In his most recent publications for ‘El Debate’, Ramírez covered state and local politics in Sinaloa and Culiacán, including Governor Rubén Rocha, the mayors of Culiacán and Mazatlán, as well as all major political parties in the state congress.

“Staji was found with a blanket over his head, dirt in his mouth, and handcuff marks on his wrists, and he showed signs of having been beaten on his head, ribs, kidneys, hands, and feet, and his right arm was ‘smashed to pieces’.”

“State-linked entities publicly chastise foreign journalists, leading to massive online and in-person harassment campaigns.”

On 1 May, gunmen opened fire during a Workers’ Day demonstration in the Barrio Meiggs area of Santiago, the capital, as well as during looting that followed the demonstration, injuring at least three members of the press.

The protesters called Vela a “sellout” over her interviews with supporters of a local water use project, as well as her on-air comments urging protesters against that project to refrain from violence after some had damaged storefronts in Tocache, she told CPJ.

Rights groups raise concerns over whether reporters will be able to cover the World Cup freely.