South America - IFEX http://www.ifex.org/south_america/ South America en Tue, 21 May 2013 10:02:55 -0700 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:02:55 -0700 100 <![CDATA[Brazil - In Brazil less than half of public bodies respect information requests]]> http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/05/17/public_access/ Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/05/17/public_access/ <![CDATA[Venezuela - Venezuelan parliamentary journalist reports being followed]]> http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/05/16/sayago_followed/ Thu, 16 May 2013 11:33:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/05/16/sayago_followed/ <![CDATA[Ecuador - Government continues attack on Ecuadorian NGO with questions about funding]]> http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/05/15/funding_accusation/ Wed, 15 May 2013 10:41:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/05/15/funding_accusation/ <![CDATA[Colombia - Radio host shot to death leaving station in western Colombia]]> http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/05/14/del_valle_killed/ Tue, 14 May 2013 11:28:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/05/14/del_valle_killed/ <![CDATA[Ecuador - International and local human rights NGOs derided by Ecuador's president]]> http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/05/13/descalifica_organizaciones/ Mon, 13 May 2013 09:53:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/05/13/descalifica_organizaciones/ <![CDATA[Ecuador - Ecuadorian journalist gets threats via Twitter after writing report]]> http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/05/09/pallares_threats/ Thu, 09 May 2013 12:12:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/05/09/pallares_threats/ <![CDATA[Venezuela - Sports journalist shot to death in Venezuela]]> http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/05/09/gonzalez_killed/ Líder. He was on his way to work when he was intercepted by men on a motorcycle and in a car who tried to steal his vehicle. According to local media, González resisted and the assailants shot him three times.]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 09:22:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/05/09/gonzalez_killed/ <![CDATA[Colombia - Message contains threats for eight Colombian journalists covering land issues]]> http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/05/08/panfleto_valledupar/ Wed, 08 May 2013 11:54:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/05/08/panfleto_valledupar/ <![CDATA[Venezuela - Venezuelan reporter's van set on fire]]> http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/05/06/gimenez_threats/ El Anaquense, a privately-owned newspaper, was the victim of an attack at her house, which she says is linked to the publication of reports on the management by government officials within the ruling party.]]> Mon, 06 May 2013 11:47:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/05/06/gimenez_threats/ <![CDATA[Brazil - Journalists in Brazil shaken but not cowed by colleagues' murders]]> http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/05/03/vale_do_aco/ Fri, 03 May 2013 11:48:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/05/03/vale_do_aco/ <![CDATA[Colombia - Shots fired at Colombian magazine journalist]]> http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/05/02/calderon_atentado/ Thu, 02 May 2013 14:02:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/05/02/calderon_atentado/ <![CDATA[Chile - Case dropped in Chile against creator of Twitter parody account]]> http://www.ifex.org/chile/2013/05/01/ferrari_case_dropped/ Wed, 01 May 2013 07:57:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/chile/2013/05/01/ferrari_case_dropped/ <![CDATA[Argentina - Argentine journalist's car set on fire]]> http://www.ifex.org/argentina/2013/04/30/pascual_fire/ La Posta Hoy, an Argentinian paper that often takes a critical editorial line.]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:51:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/argentina/2013/04/30/pascual_fire/ <![CDATA[Brazil - Court silences Brazilian property development protestor]]> http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/04/30/brazil_property_development/ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:33:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/04/30/brazil_property_development/ <![CDATA[Venezuela - Venezuela must present evidence or release U.S. filmmaker]]> http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/04/29/tracy_detained/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:57:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/04/29/tracy_detained/ <![CDATA[Ecuador - Journalist attacked by public prosecutor in Ecuador]]> http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/04/29/zurita_agredido/ El Universo was physically attacked by provincial prosecutor Simón Lara Grueso in the border town of Esmeraldas - located 318 km north of Quito - while covering the trial of one of the accused in the drug trafficking case known as "Resurgir". ]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:46:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/04/29/zurita_agredido/ <![CDATA[Paraguay - Government press department journalist shot to death in Paraguay]]> http://www.ifex.org/paraguay/2013/04/26/artaza_killed/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/paraguay/2013/04/26/artaza_killed/ <![CDATA[Peru - TV crew in Peru threatened in attempt to stop broadcast of report on corruption]]> http://www.ifex.org/peru/2013/04/24/prevent_release/ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:19:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/peru/2013/04/24/prevent_release/ <![CDATA[Ecuador - Politician, activists sentenced for slander against Ecuadorian President]]> http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/04/19/slander_president/ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:03:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/04/19/slander_president/ <![CDATA[Colombia - Colombian journalist forced to flee after receiving threats]]> http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/04/19/journalist_flees/ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:01:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/04/19/journalist_flees/ <![CDATA[Brazil - Crime photographer gunned down in Brazil]]> http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/04/18/vale_do_aco_journalist/ Vale do Aço in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais; he had apparently told people he knew who had murdered journalist Rodrigo Neto in March 2013.]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:15:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/04/18/vale_do_aco_journalist/ <![CDATA[Venezuela - Safety of journalists at risk in Venezuelan post-election clashes]]> http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/04/17/post_election/ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:45:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/04/17/post_election/ <![CDATA[Ecuador - President to take legal action against daily in Ecuador]]> http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/04/12/la_hora_legal_action/ La Hora for the crime of "incitement to hatred" and the dissemination of "ideas based on superiority or racial hatred" after it published a series of photographs depicting the murder of an indigenous Waorani couple.]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:16:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/04/12/la_hora_legal_action/ <![CDATA[Ecuador - Journalist slain in Ecuador after escaping earlier murder attempt]]> http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/04/12/moscoso/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:55:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/04/12/moscoso/ <![CDATA[Peru - Peruvian Congress should reject "terrorism denial" law]]> http://www.ifex.org/peru/2013/04/10/reject_terrorism_denial_law/ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:27:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/peru/2013/04/10/reject_terrorism_denial_law/ <![CDATA[Argentina - Argentinian radio station set on fire, local mayor suspected]]> http://www.ifex.org/argentina/2013/04/09/radio_genesis/ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:58:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/argentina/2013/04/09/radio_genesis/ <![CDATA[Peru - Journalist threatened after broadcasting violent images in Peru]]> http://www.ifex.org/peru/2013/04/03/sotelo_threats/ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:03:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/peru/2013/04/03/sotelo_threats/ <![CDATA[Venezuela - Venezuelan presidential candidates urged to commit to media pluralism ]]> http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/04/02/media_pluralism/ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:24:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/04/02/media_pluralism/ <![CDATA[Ecuador - Court acquits Ecuadorian journalist, ending years-long court battle]]> http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/03/27/aponte_acquitted/ Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:46:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/03/27/aponte_acquitted/ <![CDATA[Ecuador - In Ecuador, journalist's home raided on questionable pretense]]> http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/03/26/alcivar_raid/ La Hora in the city of Concordia, for allegedly occupying public property without municipal permission.]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:08:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/03/26/alcivar_raid/ <![CDATA[Brazil - How access to information in Brazil could improve access to water in rural communities]]> http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/03/25/right_to_water/ Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:21:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/03/25/right_to_water/ <![CDATA[Venezuela - Venezuelan cartoonists and writers receive anonymous threats]]> http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/03/22/caricaturista_amenazada/ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:43:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/03/22/caricaturista_amenazada/ <![CDATA[Ecuador - Ecuadorian government targets TV station, journalist dismissed]]> http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/03/21/journalist_dismissed/ Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:18:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/03/21/journalist_dismissed/ <![CDATA[Argentina - Argentinian journalists' car set on fire after report on drug trade]]> http://www.ifex.org/argentina/2013/03/20/incendio_tartagal/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:40:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/argentina/2013/03/20/incendio_tartagal/ <![CDATA[Brazil - Brazilian indigenous groups go online to demand rights]]> http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/03/20/indigenous_online/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:06:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/03/20/indigenous_online/ <![CDATA[Venezuela - Venezuela's executive tells private station to change its reporting]]> http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/03/20/globovision_censorship/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:03:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/03/20/globovision_censorship/ <![CDATA[Colombia - Colombian journalist stops writing after violent assault]]> http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/03/19/uribe_attack/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:02:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/03/19/uribe_attack/ <![CDATA[Colombia - Former security operatives charged in journalist's torture in Colombia]]> http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/03/18/security_charged/ Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:55:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/03/18/security_charged/ <![CDATA[Venezuela - Owner of private TV station in Venezuela says it will be sold]]> http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/03/18/vender_globovision/ Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:37:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/03/18/vender_globovision/ <![CDATA[Brazil - Growing violence against journalists in Brazil and Mexico]]> http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/03/15/killed_for_speaking_out/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:50:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/03/15/killed_for_speaking_out/ <![CDATA[Peru - Molotov cocktail launched at home of Peruvian journalist]]> http://www.ifex.org/peru/2013/03/15/bomb_attack/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:16:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/peru/2013/03/15/bomb_attack/ <![CDATA[Venezuela - Call for Venezuelan interim government to respect press freedom]]> http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/03/14/interim_government/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:49:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/03/14/interim_government/ <![CDATA[Colombia - Letter bomb sent to home of Colombian journalist ]]> http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/03/13/letter_bomb/ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:34:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/03/13/letter_bomb/ <![CDATA[Ecuador - Ecuadorian journalist sentenced to prison for defamation]]> http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/03/12/yaco_prision/ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:34:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/03/12/yaco_prision/ <![CDATA[Brazil - Journalist shot dead in Brazil, second in two weeks]]> http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/03/12/journalist_shot_dead/ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:55:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/03/12/journalist_shot_dead/ <![CDATA[Colombia - Police violence against journalists during Colombian coffee worker strike]]> http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/03/12/violencias_policiacas/ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:35:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/03/12/violencias_policiacas/ <![CDATA[Venezuela - Chávez's legacy defined by disregard for human rights]]> http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/03/06/chavez_legacy/ Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:17:00 -0800 http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/03/06/chavez_legacy/ <![CDATA[Ecuador - Twitter suspends account of Ecuadorian organisation]]> http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/02/26/fundamedios_cuenta_twitter/ Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:00:00 -0800 http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/02/26/fundamedios_cuenta_twitter/ <![CDATA[Brazil - Local radio journalist shot dead in Brazil after getting threats]]> http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/02/26/local_radio_journalist/ Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:54:00 -0800 http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/02/26/local_radio_journalist/ <![CDATA[Peru - Photojournalist murdered outside his home in Peru]]> http://www.ifex.org/peru/2013/02/26/choy_killed/ El Comercio, in Lima, was killed outside his home by an alleged hit man. The National Police believe that Choy may have known the attacker.]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:32:00 -0800 http://www.ifex.org/peru/2013/02/26/choy_killed/