Articles by Inter American Press Association
IAPA laments “tragic year for journalism”, urges Ecuadorian president to respect press freedom
“The state of press freedom has further deteriorated this year” as a result of violence by organised crime and legal harassment of journalists and the media, says IAPA.
IAPA to hold conference on combating impunity
Participants will review research into the lack of punishment in cases of violence against journalists that interdisciplinary teams from 24 Latin American universities have carried out.
IAPA urges Ecuadoreans to defend freedom of expression
Members of a delegation to Ecuador expressed their concern over concentration of the media in government hands and harassment of the independent press.
IAPA university forum highlights Declaration of Chapultepec principles
The Caracas mayor and the Carabobo state governor committed to the principles of press freedom emanating from the Declaration, which has also been signed by 59 Western Hemisphere heads of state.
IAPA condemns censorship of Colombian daily, attempt to search Argentine newspaper’s offices
The organisation calls on the Colombian authorities to investigate the purchase by unidentified individuals of all copies of an edition of the “El Heraldo” newspaper.
International press organisations concerned at deterioration of fundamental freedoms
The Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organizations expressed concern at the undermining of press freedom and free speech in the Western Hemisphere.
IAPA concerned over Senate actions that could slow or result in the shelving of access to public information bill
According to the institutional relations minister, President Dilma Rousseff is sympathetic to calls for unending protections to be maintained on confidential information.
IAPA asks authorities to show more political will to end impunity
The organisation called on federal and state governments to put more effort into resolving cases involving the murders of journalists in Baja California, Coahuila and Veracruz.