Articles by Inter American Press Association
It has been a bleak six months for journalism in the Americas, says IAPA at conclusion of meeting
The mid-year meeting of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) concluded that increasing violence against journalists is the main challenge to the free press in the Americas. It also denounced an increase in imprisonment, the forced exile of journalists, judicial harassment, and stigmatization.
IAPA condemns seventh murder of journalist in Mexico this year
Juan Carlos Muñiz, was murdered in Fresnillo, Zacatecas state. He covered police matters for the ‘Testigo Minero’ website, collaborated with several radio stations, and drove a cab as an alternative job.
Defamation decriminalised in Honduras, a substantial advance for press freedom
Defamation will now pass to civil jurisdiction in the amendment to the Penal Code that will enter into force in November.
IAPA condemns murder of journalist in Brazil
Romário de Silva Barros is the second journalist to be killed in Maricá city in Rio de Janeiro. Authorities should immediately clarify the crime.
Nelson Carvajal Case: IAPA and RFK Human Rights assess compliance with Inter-American Court ruling
The IAPA and the RFK Human Rights feel that the Colombian government complied with one resolution of the court ruling, concerning the holding of a public act of recognition of international responsibility in the presence of 18 members of the Carvajal family.
IAPA condemns stigmatization of the press, saying it puts journalists’ lives at risk
IAPA expressed concern at campaigns stigmatizing journalists in Colombia and the United States that limit press freedom, and weaken public debate in a democracy.
Threats to free expression and the independent press in Cuba
Journalists Osmel Ramírez, Niober García Fournier and Roberto de Jesús Quiñones continue to be strictly forbidden to leave the country or even, at times, to leave the province in which they live. They have been arrested or summoned on several occasions, have received threats against their families or have been threatened with imprisonment.
Violence against journalists and impunity a constant in Haiti
The crisis in the country worsened in the last six months with mass protests against the government’s policies and state corruption. The protests resulted in almost three dozen deaths and some one hundred injuries, among them a news photographer in an incident that brought attention to the constant danger that the press faces.