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Teddy Dan, a Rastafarian artist and musician originally from Jamaica, shows a music video in which he is performing, in Shashamene, Ethopia, 26 January 2017 , Carl Court/Getty Images

Jamaican legislators called on to safeguard news media in data protection bill

Legislation in Jamaica aimed at protecting personal data should safeguard media from having to reveal confidential news sources and other proprietary information, the IAPA said.

Protesters linked to the Landless Workers Movement (MST) and Via Campesina march at the entrance of Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, 22 January 2018, JEFFERSON BERNARDES/AFP/Getty Images

Protestors take over “O Globo” newspaper plant in Brazil

The IAPA today condemned the takeover of the plant of the newspaper O Globo in Rio de Janeiro, by protestors, and called on authorities to ensure the safety of the paper’s workers.

A man is seen with a laptop depicting the CNN news network logo with Donald Trump appearing on a TV screen in the background in this photo illustration, 2 July 2017, Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images

IAPA Mission to Washington hears concerns about weakening of press freedom

The purpose of the mission was to identify whether President Trump’s incendiary rhetoric has direct consequences on journalistic work or could lead to a climate of self-censorship affecting the public’s right to information.

The chairman of the Committee on Freedom of the Press and Information of the IAPA, Uruguayan Claudio Paolillo, answers questions during a press conference in Guatemala City, 21 February 2014, JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images

Uruguay: Claudio Paolillo was “one of the most powerful and lucid voices” for press freedom in Americas

The news of the journalist’s death immediately shocked the press circles in Uruguay and in several countries of the region in which Paolillo was known for his leadership in the IAPA battles in favor of press freedom and freedom of expression.

Cameras and messages of protest during a demonstration by photojournalists to demand justice for slain Mexican colleague Edgar Daniel Castro in San Luis Potosi, Mexico on October 6, 2017, YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images

Freelance journalist Carlos Domínguez killed in Mexico

Professor and freelance journalist Carlos Domínguez was killed on January 13 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas state.

Link to: IAPA expresses concern over recent murders of journalists in Honduras, Mexico

IAPA expresses concern over recent murders of journalists in Honduras, Mexico

While in the murder of journalists of Honduras and Mexico there exist doubts about whether the motives were linked to their work, IAPA urges the authorities of the two countries to investigate the cases promptly and effectively in order to establish the causes and determine who was responsible.

A man reads a copy of "La Prensa Gráfica" while having his shoes shined in San Salvador, El Salvador, 3 February 2014, AP Photo/Esteban Felix

IAPA expresses concern over multi-million dollar lawsuits

Mayor of San Salvador, Nayib Bukele, sues La Prensa Gráfica for six million dollars, alleging grievances caused by press investigations.

Kem Ley, 4 June, 2016, AP/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pressure mounts on Cambodia a year after Kem Ley’s killing

On the one-year anniversary of the death of popular Cambodian activist Kem Ley, civil society organisations from around the world reiterated their call for an independent inquiry.