Laura Vidal

1 week ago | ifex.org | Laura Vidal

May 2025 in the Americas: A freedom of expression round-up by IFEX's Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. In Colombia, the 25th anniversary of the attack on journalist Jineth Bedoya in May served as a reminder of ongoing impunity, but also marked a new chapter in the collective struggle to eliminate violence against women. Also in Colombia, there was confirmation of military responsibility in the illegal surveillance of journalists.

1 month ago | ifex.org | Laura Vidal

Nicaragua's Withdrawal from UNESCO Deepens Crisis in Freedom of Expression On May 4, 2025, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), announced that the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua had formally notified its withdrawal from the international organization.

1 month ago | ifex.org | Laura Vidal

La salida de Nicaragua de la UNESCO profundiza crisis en materia de libertad de expresión. El 4 de mayo de 2025, Audrey Azoulay, Directora General de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO), informó que el gobierno de la República de Nicaragua comunicó su retiro del organismo internacional.

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | Liam Anderson |Luís Gustavo Carmo |Fernanda Canofre |Laura Vidal

This article, written by Guilherme Cavalcanti and edited by Thiago Domenici, was originally published on Agência Pública's website on April 10, 2025. An edited version is published here under a partnership agreement with Global Voices. The impacts of the climate crisis are evident in fishing, subsistence agriculture, and people's health, altering habits and ways of life in various regions of Brazil.

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | Luís Gustavo Carmo |Fernanda Canofre |Laura Vidal |Dalia Tarek

In recent weeks, El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, made headlines for renting out the country's mass prison to the United States. In March and April, under US President Donald Trump, the United States deported hundreds of Venezuelans and Salvadorans, without due process, to this facility in El Salvador, the Terrorism Confinement Center (known as CECOT), which has been reported for severe human rights abuses.