Category: <span>Americas</span>

Students unite under Yo Soy 132 banner

by Ana Arana | 06 Jun 12

A youth revolution has been brewing in Mexico in the last month. Known as the Yo Soy 132 movement (I am 132), the phenomenon is made up of...

Honduras: Ten suspects arrested in connection with reporter murder

by Alice Purkiss | 01 Jun 12

Ten suspects have been arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of Alfredo Villatoro in Honduras, including one policeman. Villatoro...

Ecuador: Critical radio and TV stations closed down

by Alice Purkiss | 31 May 12

Critical TV and radio stations in Ecuador have been closed down, after authorities stormed the offices and seized equipment. Authorities of the...

Colombia: Rebels free French reporter

by Alice Purkiss | 31 May 12

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...

Guatemala: What happened at Dos Erres?

by Ana Arana | 30 May 12

This week, a remarkable six-month investigation into a Guatemalan tragedy which took place 30 years ago was published and aired by ProPublica,...

Mexico: Murdered journalist’s son requests protection for press

by Alice Purkiss | 25 May 12

The son of a murdered Mexican journalist has called for protection of journalists in Veracruz. Journalist and photographer Miguel Ángel López...

Honduras: Five suspects arrested in killing of radio journalist

by Marta Cooper | 24 May 12

Arrest warrants were issued this week for five suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Honduran radio journalist Alfredo Villatoro. The suspects...

Mexico: Kidnapped reporter found dead in Mexico

by Alice Purkiss | 21 May 12

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...

Colombia: Bomb attack on minister-turned-journalist

by Alice Purkiss | 17 May 12

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...

More killings as Honduran journalists “preyed on” by criminal and political network

by Ana Arana | 17 May 12

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...