Making the wrong commentary about the drug war in Mexico could create problems for public figures. Take the case of Kate del Castillo, a Mexican...
Actor del Castillo makes online request to drugs lord
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USA: Bradley Manning moves step closer to full court martial
Bradley Manning, the US solider  accused of the largest intelligence breach in American history, is moving closer to the possibility of spending the...
Honduras: “Journalism for life” demonstrator receives death threats
An independent journalist and human rights campaigner in Honduras has received several death threats following her involvement in a free expression...
Mexico: Journalist killed by armed gang
A Mexican journalist has been murdered by an armed gang during a high-speed car chase. Raúl Régulo Garza Quirino, from local weekly newspaper La...
Tensions rise between Ecuadorian President and free expression watchdog
Tension has been escalating between the Organisation of American States' Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Ecuadorian President...
Author of discredited vaccine-autism report sues for libel
The author of a discredited report linking autism to the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine has filed a defamation suit against the British Medical...
Cuba: Blogger appeals to Brazilian president for help to leave island
Dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez has appealed to Brazil's president to help her leave the Caribbean island. A strong critic of the country's...
Brazil: Radio reporter shot dead
Brazilian radio reporter Laécio de Souza was shot dead by two men yesterday in Salvador, in the north east of the country. Police said the...
Peru: Mob vandalises newspaper office
The newsroom of a Peruvian newspaper was attacked by a mob in the early hours of Thursday morning (1 December). The offices of El Sol de los Andes...
Mexico: Slander and libel decreminalised
Slander and libel have been decriminalised by the Mexican Senate. The senate approved the repeal of Articles 1 and 31 of the Crimes Act, with a...
Ecuador: Twitter user receives warning from government official
A government official in Ecuador has issued a public warning against a Twitter user following posts on the micro-blogging site. Betty Escobar, an...
Mexican news site shuts down after cyber attack
The website of the weekly newspaper Riodoce was taken down by a cyber attack. The DDoS attack follows the murders of two unidentified twitter users...
