“Journalism in the face of silence”: Latin America meets in Mexico to discuss press freedom

As part of World Press Freedom Day, ARTICLE 19 Mexico and Central America Office and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will hold the conference "Journalism in the Face of Silence: Regional Dialogue on Press Freedom in Latin America and the Caribbean" on 6 and 7 May at the Centro Cultural España en México (CCEMx), in Mexico City.

The event will bring together journalists, civil society organisations, specialists, representatives of international organisations and authorities to discuss issues such as violence against journalists, impunity, censorship, job insecurity, digital and gender-based violence, as well as emerging challenges associated with disinformation and the use of technologies such as artificial intelligence in information ecosystems.

In addition, two key reports will be presented for public debate: "Forms of Silence: Censorship, Opacity and Surveillance", the 2025 annual report of ARTICLE 19 Mexico and Central America Office, and "World Trends Report on Freedom of Expression and Media Development: Journalism 2022-2025: Shaping a World at Peace (2025)", produced by UNESCO.

The occasion also marks the 20th anniversary of ARTICLE 19 Mexico and Central America Office, which has been working since 2006 to defend the rights to freedom of expression and information in the region.

Over the course of two days, six roundtable discussions will be held with specialists from different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, and will be broadcast live on the social media accounts of ARTICLE 19 Mexico and Central America Office and UNESCO.

World Press Freedom Day, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993 at the initiative of UNESCO, is commemorated every 3 May as an opportunity to assess the state of press freedom around the world and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.