On March 7, the Inter-American Human Rights Commission was in Panama to investigate the phenomenon of politicians trying to intimidate journalists by filing criminal defamation or disrespect charges against them. The following is the list of reporters, columnists, cartoonists, editors, publishers and electronic media journalists or talk show hosts who currently face criminal charges in Panama for what they said, wrote, drew, edited, published or broadcast. The charge is most usually calumnia e injuria (criminal defamation), which can carry a four-year prison term. This list includes about one-third of Panama's journalists.

1. Jaime Padilla Béliz

2. Carmen Boyd

3. Michelle Lescure

4. Blas Julio Rodríguez

5. José González Batista

6. Rafael Rodríguez

7. Marcelino Rodríguez

8. Carlos Singares

9. Brittmarie Janson Pérez

10. Herasto Reyes

11. Jorge Prosperi

12. José Otero

13. Gustavo Gorriti

14. Rolando Rodríguez

15. Rigoberto Caballero

16.Víctor Franceschi

17. David Pérez

18. Aquilino Ortega Luna

19. Jorge Ruiz

20. José Garibaldi

21. Manuel Alvarez

22. Luis Carlos Muller

23. Roberto Ballesteros

24. Justino González

25. Jean Marcel Pérez

26. Juan Manuel Díaz

27. Rainer Tuñón

28. Rubén Castrejo Camarena

29. Vladimir Rodríguez

30. Dagoberto Franco

31. Octavio Amat

32. Juan Manuel Handal

33. Ana Bolerus Ayarza

34. Avelino Graell

35. Mónica Palm

36. Luis Alberto Hooper

37. Aneldo Arosemena

38. Carlos Anel Cordero

39. Winston Robles

40. Alberto Sánchez Balisle

41. Gustavo Aparicio

42. John Riley Watson

43. Dámaso García

44. Luis Antonio Gabarrete

45. Miren Gutiérrez

46. Julio Briceño

47. Rubén Garcés

48. Stanley Muschett

49. Florencio Glávez

50. Tomás Cabal

51. Michel Marciaq

52. Mayin Correa

53. Luis Murillo

54. Luis Estribí

55. Hedulfo Vásquez Gálvez

56. Rogelio Córdoba

57. Esteban Huertas

58. Larissa De León

59. Delsy Sánchez

60. Berta Vega

61. Antonio Pérez

62. Delmiro Quiroga Saldaña

63.Adán Ureña

64. Lester Burton

65. Carlos Zavala

66. Fernando Kant

67. Miguel Antonio Bernal

68. Ubaldo Davis

69. Herbert Rattry

70. Arnulfo Barroso

71. Elsa Gonzalez

72. Julio Aizprúa

73. Rafael Pérez

74. Juan Carlos Tapia

75. Escolástico Calvo

76. Cecilio Fisher

77. Enrique Wats

78. Ramon Jimenez

79. Enrique Yali

80. Caroline Freide

81. Ana Teresa Benjamin

82. Gilberto Sucre

83. Carlos Ernesto Gonzalez de la Lastra

84. Eric Jackson

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