Colombian rebel group Farc has freed a French reporter, just over one month after they took him hostage. Roméo Langlois was kidnapped during a fire fight between the rebels and Colombia's military forces on on 28 April, and has been held captive...
CATEGORY: Americas
Guatemala: What happened at Dos Erres?
This week, a remarkable six-month investigation into a Guatemalan tragedy which took place 30 years ago was published and aired by ProPublica, Fundacion MEPI and This American Life. Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory and Justice in Guatemala, dealt...
Mexico: Murdered journalist’s son requests protection for press
The son of a murdered Mexican journalist has called for protection of journalists in Veracruz. Journalist and photographer Miguel Ángel López Solana, whose father, mother, brother and five colleagues have been murdered in the city, has said "things...
Honduras: Five suspects arrested in killing of radio journalist
Arrest warrants were issued this week for five suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Honduran radio journalist Alfredo Villatoro. The suspects are reported to have been in possession of the chip of the mobile phone used to call Villatoro's...
Mexico: Kidnapped reporter found dead in Mexico
The body of a murdered Mexican crime reporter was found at a roadside on Friday. Marco Antonio Avila Garcia of "Diario Sonora de la Tarde" and "El Regional" newspapers was kidnapped on Thursday while waiting at a car-wash. His tortured body was...
Colombia: Bomb attack on minister-turned-journalist
A former interior minister-turned-journalist was targeted in a bomb attack in Colombia earlier this week. Fernando Londoño Hoyos, who is now a radio station programme director and a columnist for various newspapers, was injured after a bomb was...
More killings as Honduran journalists “preyed on” by criminal and political network
Honduran radio journalist Ángel Alfredo Villatoro was found dead on Tuesday, 15 May, six days after he was kidnapped on his way to work at HRN Radio in the capital city of Tegucigalpa. The murder was a low blow for freedom of expression in this...
Honduras: Radio journalist kidnapped
A senior radio journalist has been kidnapped in Honduras, outside the country's capital Tegucigalpa. News presenter on HRN Radio Alfredo Villatoro was abducted on the way to his office on Wednesday morning. The journalist's captors contacted his...
Guatemala: Six TV stations closed due to political pressure
Six TV stations have been forced to close in Guatemala, as a result of political pressure. Local stations in Mazatenango, Southern Guatemala were closed by Cable DX, after local mayor Roberto Lemus told the company he would not stand for criticism...
Honduras: Journalist, human rights defender killed
A journalist and human rights activist has been found dead in Honduras. Erick Martínez Ávila, who worked for the Honduran LGBT group Kukulcán, was found dead in a roadside ditch on 7 May. The journalist was reported missing on 5 May, and had not...
