Inter American Press Association

A judicial resolution dissolved the ‘Trinchera de la Noticia’ company. The National Police occupied the media outlet’s premises and confiscated all its assets.

“If those who ordered this crime are not arrested, it will not only be the people of the forest who will be in the sights of the killers. All people who defend justice, ethics, and life are at risk.”

The Inter American Press Association denounced that Medellín Mayor Daniel Quintero and some of his officials undermined the newspaper’s credibility and also harassed and stigmatized its director.

The Inter American Press Association called on the Costa Rican justice system for due process, diligence, and transparency in a criminal case against ‘Diario Extra’.

The mid-year meeting of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) concluded that increasing violence against journalists is the main challenge to the free press in the Americas. It also denounced an increase in imprisonment, the forced exile of journalists, judicial harassment, and stigmatization.

Juan Carlos Muñiz, was murdered in Fresnillo, Zacatecas state. He covered police matters for the ‘Testigo Minero’ website, collaborated with several radio stations, and drove a cab as an alternative job.

Defamation will now pass to civil jurisdiction in the amendment to the Penal Code that will enter into force in November.

Romário de Silva Barros is the second journalist to be killed in Maricá city in Rio de Janeiro. Authorities should immediately clarify the crime.