Articles by Inter American Press Association
Journalist killed in Oaxaca, Mexico after having reported on unrest
Reporter Elpidio Ramos Zárate was killed in the southwestern state of Oaxaca, after covering civil unrest and clashes between teachers and police.
Chilean President Bachelet files libel suit against magazine
“Without a doubt this lawsuit has the intent to intimidate, as it seeks the imprisonment of journalists, an action that reminds us of punishments in Chile that were brought against journalists in undemocratic times,” said Claudio Paolillo, chairman of the IAPA’s Committee on Freedom of the Press and Information.
Peruvian newspaper facing huge fine for comments about public official
The libel suit against editor Juan José Garrido and the newspaper Perú 21 seeks damages amounting to approximately US$230,000 payable to Félix Moreno Caballero, president of the Callao Regional Government.
Journalists reporting on disappeared reporter also go missing
After Colombian-Spanish journalist Salud Hernández-Mora went missing on 21 May in northern Colombia, two other journalists who went to report on her disappearance have also gone missing.
Panama Papers: Harassment of journalists in Ecuador and Venezuela must end
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today condemned and called for an end to harassment of Ecuadorean journalists who collaborated in the “Panama Papers” international investigation.
Radio announcer shot while on air in Brazil
Brazilian radio announcer João Valdecir de Borba was killed on 10 March while he was broadcasting a musical radio program.
Enough is enough: Yet another Veracruz journalist is abducted and killed
It’s a familiar story that always has the same sad ending. Anabel Flores Salazar, a crime reporter for El Sol de Orizaba newspaper, was found dead on 9 February 2016 in the state of Puebla, becoming the 15th journalist killed in Veracruz since 2010.
Panamanian paper fined over article published in 2001
The newspaper Panamá América has been ordered to pay $25,000 to former Supreme Court Justice Winston Spadafora. The former judge felt offended and sued the newspaper and two of its journalists over a news item published in 2001.