Articles by Inter American Press Association
Argentinian journalist detained at Venezuelan airport
The temporary detention of Argentine journalist Jorge Lanata at the Caracas, Venezuela, airport and the seizure of his reporter’s materials was protested today by the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), which called on the South American country’s authorities to show full tolerance for the unfettered exercise of press freedom.
Journalists injured in protest against gold mining in Dominican Republic
Violent incidents in the north of the Dominican Republic in which some 30 people were injured, among them two reporters covering a protest march, should be investigated promptly, the Inter American Press Association told the Caribbean country’s authorities.
Argentinian government threatens to sell off media group licenses
An official announcement warned that if before December 7 Clarín Group does not reduce the number of media it owns “the Argentine government will be obliged to call a public bidding to award those licenses that exceed the maximum authorized under the law to new bearers”.
Journalist charged after writing about cholera and dengue in Cuba
A charge of criminal contempt brought against Cuban independent journalist Calixto Martínez Arias for warning about cases of cholera and dengue in his country was today protested by the Inter American Press Association (IAPA). If found guilty he could face three years in prison.
Journalists’ sentence confirmed in libel case in Panama
The First Court of Justice ratified a 2009 sentence imposed by a lower court on the news company Editora Panamá América and reporters Jean Marcel Chéry and Gustavo Aparicio in a civil lawsuit claiming “damage to reputation” filed by Winston Spadafora, who was also a Supreme Court justice.
Colombian Supreme Court reverses decision to pursue defamation charges
The Criminal Chamber of the Colombian Supreme Court announced that it would not pursue criminal defamation charges against a journalist who had written opinion columns critical of the Court.
Bolivian government takes aim at national news agency with libel suit
Government Minister Carlos Romero announced he was filing a criminal charge against the ANF for libeling the president in an article titled “Evo says that if people go hungry in the east it is because of ‘laziness’.” Romero said that the lawsuit seeks “to set a precedent.”
Honduran government announces plans for protecting journalists as online reporter is found dead
Journalist José Noel Canales Lagos was killed on his way to work for the online newspaper hondudiario.com; his murder brings the total number of journalists killed in Honduras in the past decade to 30.