Articles by Inter American Press Association
IAPA calls for renewed commitment to investigation into journalist’s still unpunished murder
Thus far there is no information about the investigation into the 2008 murder of Armando Rodríguez, nor whether anyone has been arrested or charged.
Several laws restricting press freedom raise IAPA concern
One of the laws being debated would require media outlets to broadcast every speech by President Evo Morales and another would ban media from conducting interviews or voicing opinions concerning the appointment of judges.
IAPA angered by journalists’ murders, calls for prompt investigations
In Honduras, Luis Mendoza, owner of Canal 24 and a coffee grower, was killed by unidentified masked assailants who intercepted him near the television station.
IAPA asks government to take action on campaigns to discredit journalists
A number of journalists have been the subject of insults and a campaign to slur their reputations in videos posted anonymously on YouTube and in television ads.
IAPA mission voices concern at state of press freedom
The IAPA mission was warned about the existence of legislation that could potentially restrict the media through discrimination in the granting of operating licences, and by interference in media content and editorial positions.
IAPA and Chilean press association call for defense of press freedom during conference marking World Press Freedom Day
Former Uruguayan President Julio María Sanguinetti said “there is no democracy without press freedom” at the start of the Conference on Freedom of Expression.
Murder of camera operator brings IAPA condemnation, call for investigation
While the reason for Alfredo Hurtado’s death is unknown, Canal 33 said his murder could have been linked to his work for the “Teleprensa” programme, mostly covering the police beat.
IAPA Midyear Meeting conclusions
The gloomy record of journalists being murdered continued to expand during the last six months in Latin America, where the state of freedom of expression deteriorated enormously in nearly all of the Americas, particularly in Argentina and Ecuador.