Inter American Press Association

Eight journalists were murdered or killed in 2022, victims of violence in Haiti, a country facing a severe security crisis stemming from the actions of armed gangs, anti-government protests, and the excessive use of police force.

Unknown shooters dressed in police uniforms took journalist Edwin Josué Andino and his father from their home and then killed them.

The Inter American Press Association condemned the attack on a television station and threats against a newspaper, which “seek to intimidate the activity of journalism.”

The attack against the international network comes on the heels of other incidents against the press in Nicaragua.

Haitian journalism is under serious threat this year, marked by murders, intimidation, kidnappings, and attacks on the media.

The editor of ‘ABC Color’, Natalia Zuccolillo, and journalist Juan Carlos Lezcano have been targeted with defamation lawsuits and a lawsuit for alleged “crimes against honor and reputation”.

In view of the wave of violence against journalists in Ecuador the Inter American Press Association is urging the government to complete the implementation of a protection system for journalists and press workers.

IAPA denounces the collaboration of private telecommunications companies with the Venezuelan government to censor and block online media outlets and to intercept the telephone communications of journalists, opponents, and citizens critical of the regime.