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Alerts - 2012 - North America

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Canada

Quebec's Bill 78 severely infringes on Charter rights

In a letter to the Premier of Québec, CJFE calls for Bill 78 - which restricts the freedom of individuals to gather spontaneously - to be immediately revoked.

Mexico

Journalist Marcos Ávila García found dead in Sonora after being kidnapped

The body of Marcos Ávila García, a reporter for the newspaper "El Regional de Sonora", who was kidnapped on 17 May 2012 by armed men, was found on the afternoon of 18 May, metres from the highway that connects the municipalities of Guaymas and Empalme.

Mexico

IAPA condemns attack on El Mañana paper

IAPA today expressed outrage at an assault on Mexican newspaper El Mañana, whose plant, located in the city of Nuevo Laredo, in the northern state of Tamaulipas, was attacked on Friday by assailants shooting and hurling an unidentified type of explosive device.

Mexico

Three photojournalists found dead in Veracruz

The bodies of three photojournalists were found in a sewage canal in the municipality of Boca del Rio, less than a week after another Veracruz journalist was found dead.

Mexico

Yet another journalist murdered in Veracruz

The murder of Regina Martínez is the fifth in 17 months in the state since Javier Duarte assumed the governorship.

United States

Colorado repeals criminal libel law

“Originally intended to protect the monarchy or aristocracy from criticism or insults, criminal defamation laws today serve all too often to obstruct scrutiny of the actions of those holding power and to deprive the people of the information they need to make decisions that will affect their lives for years to come,” said IPI.

Mexico

Poet and translator murdered in Toluca

Guillermo Fernández García's murderers had bound his feet and hands before killing him with a blow to the head.

United States

In Boston, journalist battles to keep sources confidential

Ed Moloney, an award-winning Irish journalist who has covered the conflict in Northern Ireland since 1979, and researcher Anthony McIntyre are fighting to keep their confidential sources secret.

United States

Draconian cyber security bill could lead to Internet surveillance censorship

"A blanket monitoring system is never an appropriate solution, nor is blocking or censoring websites that disclose information that is classified but of public interest," said RSF.

Mexico

Two media outlets attacked within a week

An unidentified assailant threw a grenade at the offices of television station Televisa in the city of Matamoros on Sunday, according to news reports.

Mexico

IAPA concerned over explosion outside "Expreso" newspaper in Tamaulipas

A car bomb exploded a short distance from the paper's offices, slightly injuring five people who were walking nearby and damaging several vehicles.

Canada

Sûreté du Québec raids Montréal journalist Eric-Yvan Lemay's home

In a letter to the Québec Minister of Public Security, CJFE condemns the heavy-handed raid on journalist Eric-Yvan Lemay's home.

Mexico

In milestone decision, Senate backs federalizing of anti-press crimes

In effect, the legislation makes federal authorities responsible for investigating and prosecuting attacks on the press, instead of state and local authorities who have been prone to corruption and inefficacy.

Mexico

Ten journalists attacked in nine days in Oaxaca

ARTICLE 19 condemns the attacks against the journalists, which violates their right to freedom of expression and to seek and disseminate information of public interest.

United States

Deputies use photo of reporter for target practice

Deputies at St. Bernard Parish targeted a black and white photo of Fox 8 News correspondent Lee Zurik’s face at a department shooting range. Zurick may have been targeted for reporting on electoral fraud in the department.

Canada

Online surveillance bill threatens web users' rights

"By rubber stamping excessive monitoring of all Web users and allowing the authorities to obtain information about users without a warrant, Bill C-30 goes much too far," says RSF.

United States

Accreditation disputes at center of journalists' arrests in U.S.

Across the country, police repeatedly refused to acknowledge as a journalist anyone who did not have what they considered to be official accreditation, leaving freelancers and new media journalists particularly vulnerable, CPJ reported.

United States

SOPA poses threat to free expression, says CJFE

The measures contained in the Stop Online Piracy Act pose a more direct threat to freedom of expression online than they do toward piracy, and its impact extends far beyond the borders of the United States.

Mexico

Murdered journalist may have been mistaken for someone else

The journalist Raúl Régulo Garza Quirino, who was shot dead on 6 January, is believed to have been a victim of mistaken identity, according to the first results of the investigation into the killing.

Mexico

IAPA calls for prompt investigation into reporter's death in Nuevo León

Raúl Régulo Garza Quirino, a reporter with "La Última Palabra", was reportedly followed by armed men traveling in another vehicle.