ARGENTINA


Court asserts right to criticize public officials
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July 1, 2008

Inter-American court urges Argentina to reform defamation laws
Read the ruling in Spanish (pdf)
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May 22, 2008

TV journalist shot and killed
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March 19, 2008

CPJ Special Report:
News for Sale
Versión en español
Millions of pesos in government advertising are distributed without clear rules or standards.
October 23, 2007

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BAHAMAS

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BELIZE

Journalist beaten outside home in Belize City
CASE
October 2, 2007

Unidentified individuals vandalize local journalist’s car
CASE
September 28, 2007

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BOLIVIA

Journalist dies after attack on government-run radio station
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April 8, 2008

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BRAZIL


Militia leader accused of torturing reporters surrenders
CASE
June 16, 2008

CPJ appalled by reported torture of journalists, driver
Versão em portugês
June 2, 2008

Hooded gunmen shoot at TV reporter’s car
Versão em portugês
May 21, 2008

São Paulo court bans local paper from printing officials’ names
CASE
March 24, 2008

More than 50 civil defamation suits filed against daily and reporter
CASE
February 18, 2008

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CANADA

News media challenge news blackout
CASE
March 2008

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CHILE

Chilean police officer strikes photographer
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May 23, 2008

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COSTA RICA

Two men convicted in Costa Rica murder
Versión en español
December 20, 2007

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CUBA

CPJ urges EU to hold Cuba accountable for press abuses
LETTER
Versión en español
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June 25, 2008

Provincial journalist detained and expelled from Havana
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April 11, 2008

CPJ Special Report:
Cuba's Long Black Spring
Versión en español
Five years after the Castro government cracked down on the independent press,
more than 20 journalists remain behind bars for the crime of free expression.-
March 18, 2008

Cuba should free journalists
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February 28, 2008

CPJ welcomes the impending release of two Cuban journalists
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February 15, 2008

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Police beat and threaten journalist
CASE
November 24, 2007

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ECUADOR

Critical journalist shot to death in Guayaquil
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June 23, 2008

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EL SALVADOR

Owner of radio station threatened with death
CASE
January 7, 2008

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GUATEMALA

CPJ condemns murder of Guatamalan journalist
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May 12, 2008

Cameraman shot and reporter beaten while covering protests
CASE
April 9, 2008

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GUYANA
 
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HAITI

Three reporters injured while covering mass protests in Haitian capital
Version française
April 9, 2008

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HONDURAS

Radio journalist murdered in Tegucigalpa
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October 19, 2007

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MEXICO

Newspaper director attacked inside his office
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June 23, 2008

Editor threatened
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June 10, 2008

Calderón endorses federalization of crimes against freedom of expression
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June 9, 2008

Mexican federal police harass, detain reporters
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May 7, 2008

Radio director’s home shot at by unidentified gunmen
Versión en español
April 25, 2008

Two community radio hosts shot and killed in Oaxaca
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April 10, 2008

Four men convicted in 2004 murder
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April 7, 2008

Shots fired at journalist’s home in western Mexico
CASE
March 21, 2008

Mexico arrests cartel member with ties to shooting
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March 17, 2008

Federal authorities drop charges against Veracruz photographer
CASE
March 5, 2008

Federal police detain, assault photographer in Veracruz
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February 25, 2008

CPJ alarmed by disappearance of reporter in Michoacán
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February 15, 2008

Mexican reporter forced to flee after death threat; paper curbs crime coverage
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February 6, 2008

Drug cartel gunman arrested for attempted murder
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January 29, 2008

Gunmen attack director of Mexican daily
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January 28, 2008

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NICARAGUA

Journalist’s murderer released on medical parole
CASE UPDATE
March 5, 2008

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PANAMA

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PARAGUAY

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PERU

Two men convicted in radio journalist’s murder
Versión en español
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April 18, 2008

Journalist harassed after reporting on local government corruption
CASE
April 1, 2008

Journalist threatened with death after reporting on local drug kingpin
CASE
February 22, 2008

Reporters threatened after reporting on sexual harassment by mayor
CASE
January 6, 2008

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PUERTO RICO

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UNITED STATES


CPJ urges U.S. probe in hate mail case
LETTER
July 3, 2003

Houston papers disappear, editor threatened
June 18, 2008

After six years, Al-Jazeera cameraman freed from Guantanamo
May 1, 2008

Appeals court stays fines against USA Today reporter
ALERT
March 13, 2008

Court targets Web site over bank documents
CASE
February 15, 2008

Judge Reverses Ruling on Censored Web site
CASE
February 2008

Publisher threatened after editor’s murder
CASE
January 2008

CPJ Special Report:
The Local Newsman
Chauncey Bailey was a tough local reporter who dug into crime and corruption.
October 31, 2007

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URUGUAY

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VENEZUELA

RCTV anchor found dead in Caracas
Versión en español
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June 16, 2008

Newspaper executive slain in Caracas
Versión en español
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June 3, 2008

Former police officer convicted
in photographer’s murder
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May 20, 2008

Legislators call for investigation of private broadcaster
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February 12, 2008

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