International
Fopea denounces that the press receives an attack “every two days” in Milei’s Argentina
The Argentine Journalism Forum (Fopea) denounced this Tuesday that during the first year of the Government of Javier Milei there were 173 aggressions against the press, that is, “one every two days,” and most of them came from senior state officials and the president of the country himself.
“The deterioration of freedom of expression is worrying” and most attacks come in the form of “harassment and digital violence,” highlights the Fopea Freedom of Expression Monitoring in a statement that includes data and graphics, on the occasion of Milei’s first anniversary in the Argentine Government.
In 120 of those attacks, the violence came from a state source, “which implies that in 69.36% of the registered cases there was a participation of some type of public official,” Fopea added.
In addition, 22 cases of “parastatal violence, that is, of direct relatives to state power, 12.72%” were recorded.
Milei, one of the main aggressors
President Milei was the one who starred in the most aggressions against the press, 56 in total (32.37% of the total), while ten other cases were the work of national government officials (5.78%).
The rest of the aggressors were distributed among police officers, municipal, provincial and migration officials, mayors, members of the federal and provincial justice, legislators and governors.
Fopea also concludes in its analysis that of the 173 attacks, a total of 77 (44.51%) were classified as “stigmatizing speech”, that is, direct attacks on the reputation of journalists and/or media.
There were also 44 “attacks on integrity”, 23 on the “restriction of access to information”, eleven “civil or criminal judicial actions”, six cases of “censorship”, five classified as “abuse of state power”, three “attacks against property”, two of “abusive use of official advertising” and two of “internal censorship”.
The 173 cases registered by Fopea leave a trail of 275 victims, of which 153 were men, 57 women, 15 media. On other occasions, the attacks were on the press in general or on an organization of journalists.
Fopea, an organization that ensures freedom of information and quality journalism in Argentina, also denounces “the discriminatory, aggrieveing and stigmatizing tone with which the president refers to the press in general and to journalists, in particular.”
And remember that those attacks have also been carried out against international organizations.
Central America
El Salvador extends condolences to Turkey following deadly hotel fire
The Government of El Salvador extends its condolences and expresses solidarity with the Government of Turkey following the death of at least 76 people and more than 50 injuries in the fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu Province on January 21.
“El Salvador offers its hopes for the swift recovery of those affected and expresses its deepest sympathy to the families of the deceased due to this tragic event,” said a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“Our country reaffirms the strong bonds of friendship shared with the Republic of Turkey, especially during this time of profound sorrow.”
The Turkish government began burying the victims on Wednesday, amid accusations of negligence.
International
Trump’s decree to halt electric vehicle subsidies and support combustion engines
A presidential decree signed on Monday after the inauguration aims to bring internal combustion engines back to the forefront and suspend federal subsidies for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in the United States.
Other measures could follow, such as the elimination of a federal tax credit for those purchasing electric vehicles, or the cancellation of an exemption that allows California to have stricter automotive standards than the rest of the country.
Upon taking office, Trump stated that he intends to end the “Green New Deal,” an initiative that includes the incentives promoted by Biden to stimulate electric vehicle sales.
Shares of electric vehicle manufacturers like Rivian and charging equipment providers such as EVgo fell on the stock market. Tesla, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, a close ally of Trump, also saw a decline.
For Kathy Harris, director of the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), which focuses on clean energy vehicles, Trump is seeking to please “the big bosses of the oil industry.”
Harris insists that electric vehicles are better for the environment and allow for fuel savings.
The presidential decree on electric vehicles, like other ones signed since Monday, could lead to legal challenges.
International
Student killed, two injured in shooting at Nashville High School
A student was killed and two others were injured in a shooting that occurred this morning at a high school in Nashville, the capital city of Tennessee, in the southern United States, according to the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department.
The shooter, a 17-year-old student armed with a handgun, opened fire in the cafeteria of Antioch High School around 11:00 a.m. local time before taking his own life, police reported during a press conference.
One student was fatally shot. Of the injured, one student sustained a gunshot wound to the arm and is in stable condition at a hospital. Another student suffered a facial injury that was not caused by a gunshot and is receiving treatment, according to ABC News.
The school was placed on lockdown following the shooting. Students were transported by bus to an off-campus reunification site where distraught parents picked them up.
“Antioch High School is on lockdown due to shots fired inside the school building,” the school posted on social media. “Metro police are on the scene. The person responsible for the shooting no longer poses a threat.”
A SWAT team cleared the school, and authorities have launched an ongoing investigation.
Antioch High School serves approximately 2,000 students in grades nine through twelve, according to its website.
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