Articles by Inter American Press Association
Guillermo Zuloaga awarded IAPA Grand Prize for Press Freedom
The IAPA announced the winners of its annual awards encouraging excellence in journalism and the defense of freedom of expression.
In review of press freedom in the Americas, IAPA notes acute increase in violence
The organisation has called for coordinated action by governments to end violence against the press.
IAPA assails official anti-press propaganda campaign
IAPA condemned a governmental TV ad campaign aired during World Cup games against independent news media and in support of a controversial planned communication law.
IAPA condemns censorship, restrictions imposed by Senate
On 23 June, the Senate president restricted photojournalists’ entry to Congress, extending the order to reporters the following day.
IAPA outraged following murder of two reporters in Guerrero
Journalists Juan Francisco Rodríguez Ríos, and his wife, María Elvira Hernández Galeana, were killed as they sat in a cyber-café.
IAPA rejects Congress’s attempt to criminalise press act
IAPA condemned a bill stipulating prison sentences for “decision-makers of any news medium that publishes obscene or pornographic material”.
IAPA marks sixth anniversary of Francisco Ortiz Franco’s murder in Tijuana
In commemoration, IAPA will present a document about the journalist’s case and hold a seminar on news team safety.
Global Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organizations repudiates order for arrest of journalist Guillermo Zuloaga
The Committee members are calling on President Chávez to withdraw all proceedings that could cause the courts to take action against Zuloaga.