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Mexican daily offices attacked by gunmen

November 15, 2011 3:44 PM EST

New York, November 15, 2011–A group of unidentified gunmen attacked the premises of the Mexican daily El Siglo de Torreón early this morning, setting a car on fire and shooting at the building several times. Around 2:40 a.m., at least three assailants parked two vehicles in front of the newspaper’s offices in the city of…

KGO cameraman Randy Davis was assaulted during an Occupy Oakland protest like this one. (AP)

At Occupy protests, U.S. journalists arrested, assaulted

November 11, 2011 3:01 PM EST

As the Occupy movement has spread beyond Wall Street, at least seven U.S. journalists have been detained and one television crew attacked by U.S. law enforcement officers during turbulent encounters between police and protesters. Occupy demonstrators have attacked journalists in two other instances, including an assault this week in Oakland, Calif., that left a cameraman with…

CPJ to hold Ecuadoran authorities accountable for threats

November 11, 2011 2:03 PM EST

New York, November 11, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reported death threats against César Ricaurte, head of the Ecuadoran press freedom group Fundamedios, which follow a concerted campaign by local authorities to discredit the group and foster a climate of intimidation against independent media and local press freedom activists.

A marcher stops to write a peace slogan during an August 2011 protest against Mexican violence. (AP)

Mexican cartels keep up social media intimidation

November 11, 2011 10:25 AM EST

The dissemination of reports and graphic photos of a dead man, reportedly decapitated and left in the border city of Nuevo Laredo with a warning that he was murdered for using a chat room, appears to be the latest attempt by organized crime to intimidate social media users and control the online agenda. While it’s…

In Peru, journalist given suspended prison sentence

November 10, 2011 3:41 PM EST

New York, November 10, 2011–A Peruvian provincial journalist was found guilty of defamation by a regional court on Monday and received a suspended prison sentence and fine for his reports about alleged corruption, news reports said.

A TV news reporter reacts after journalist Gelson Domingos da Silva is shot and killed. (AP)

Brazilian cameraman killed as raid turns into shootout

November 7, 2011 4:52 PM EST

New York, November 7, 2011–Brazilian television cameraman Gelson Domingos da Silva was shot and killed Sunday during a confrontation between state police and suspected drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, according to press reports.

Smoke pours out from the front of the El Buen Tono offices. (Reuters)

Newspaper offices set on fire in Mexico

November 7, 2011 3:49 PM EST

New York, November 7, 2011–A group of unidentified gunmen stormed into the newsroom of the daily El Buen Tono in the state of Veracruz on Sunday, vandalized equipment, and set the premises on fire, according to local press reports.

The media strategy of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, shown after casting his ballot in Sunday's election, is to ignore journalists. (AP)

Secretive Ortega frustrates Nicaraguan press

November 7, 2011 1:08 PM EST

It used to be that covering the Nicaraguan presidency was a coveted job for reporters. Now, it’s a frustrating exercise that borders on stenography.

Peruvian journalist attacked after reporting on corruption

November 7, 2011 12:45 PM EST

New York, November 7, 2011–A Peruvian provincial reporter was shot and wounded on Saturday while resisting an attempted kidnapping that his colleagues believe may have been in reprisal for his coverage of police corruption, news reports said.

Guatemalan journalist flees city after threats, harassment

November 1, 2011 4:51 PM EDT

New York, November 1, 2011–A Guatemalan newspaper columnist has faced intimidation and harassment after writing a piece that raised questions about the disappearance of a person in the western city of Panajachel. The journalist, Lucía Escobar, said she fled the city on Friday after growing fearful.