On October 16, 2017, investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb attack outside her home in Bidnija. Her assassination shocked Europe and exposed the fragility of

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Introduction This August marks three years since the arrest of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, founder of the now defunct elPeriódico, one of Central America’s most important investigative outlets. His

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Following the release of Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) Press Freedom Index, the outlook for Peru is deeply concerning. The country has dropped 53 positions over the last three years, currently

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