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IAPA condemns Daniel Ortega regime, expresses solidarity with Nicaragua

IAPA condemns Daniel Ortega regime, expresses solidarity with Nicaragua

IAPA took a series of actions with the intent of giving rise to impact, solidarity and greater pressure on the Daniel Ortega regime.

Nicaragua: Democracys Agony

Nicaragua: Democracy's Agony

Family members of murdered journalist to be redressed in unprecedented act during IAPA meeting in Cartagena

Family members of murdered journalist to be redressed in unprecedented act during IAPA meeting in Cartagena

IAPA to deal with violations of freedoms and civil rights in authoritarian countries

IAPA to deal with violations of freedoms and civil rights in authoritarian countries

It will be at its next meeting, in Cartagena, Colombia, March 29-31

IAPA condemns murders in Honduras, Mexico

IAPA condemns murders in Honduras, Mexico

It warns of dangers for journalists and lack of protection measures.

IAPA condemns arrest of journalist in Venezuela

IAPA condemns arrest of journalist in Venezuela

New attack on press freedom in Venezuela. Arrest and isolation of journalist Luis Carlos Díaz.

Guatemala electoral regulation undermines freedom of expression, of the press and of enterprise

Guatemala electoral regulation undermines freedom of expression, of the press and of enterprise

"To impose those measures upon privately-owned media amounts to an act of interference that undermines freedom of expression, of the press and of enterprise," declared IAPA President María Elvira Domínguez.

Concern at US secret list to keep an eye on journalists, lawyers, activists

Concern at US secret list to keep an eye on journalists, lawyers, activists

Called on the government for clarification of this discriminatory policy which limits the work of the press and restricts press freedom.

De facto censorship in Nicaragua denounced by IAPA in Washington

'De facto' censorship in Nicaragua denounced by IAPA in Washington

'Freedom of Expression and Democracy in Nicaragua' forum held by IAPA and Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, DC.

IAPA to plead in Washington for press freedom in Nicaragua

IAPA to plead in Washington for press freedom in Nicaragua

Also accompanying the IAPA group as special guest is Carlos Fernando Chamorro, editor of Nicaraguan media Confidencial and Esta Semana, currently in exile in Costa Rica.

IAPA calls for immediate release of Nicaraguan journalists

IAPA calls for immediate release of Nicaraguan journalists

It also called for guarantees for their physical safety.

IAPA condemns numerous attacks on journalists and censorship of media in Venezuela

IAPA condemns numerous attacks on journalists and censorship of media in Venezuela

Attacks on journalists, restrictions to their work, acts of censorship of contents and Internet blockages.

Ecuadors President signed the Chapultepec Declaration and reiterates his commitment to press freedom

Ecuador's President signed the Chapultepec Declaration and reiterates his commitment to press freedom

The IAPA highlighted the openness and tolerance of Lenín Moreno's government.

IAPA submits Salta Declaration to Colombian judiciary

IAPA submits Salta Declaration to Colombian judiciary

Welcomed the decision of the Colombian Constitutional Court to call private and public players to a hearing on freedom of expression in social media.

IAPA condemns murder of another Mexican journalist

IAPA condemns murder of another Mexican journalist

Jesús Eugenio Ramos Rodríguez, killed on Saturday morning, hosted the news program "Nuestra Región Hoy" (Our Region Today) broadcast by radio station Oye 99.9 FM.

IAPA calls for release of journalists in Venezuela, urges respect for their professional work

IAPA calls for release of journalists in Venezuela, urges respect for their professional work

The IAPA once more took a stance concerning the arrest of journalists in Venezuela and urged the Nicolás Maduro regime to carry out the prompt release of the detained and imprisoned colleagues and comply with the international law and conventions that protect the free practice of journalists in conflict zones.

Bob Cox film Messenger on a White Horse on Amazon Prime

Bob Cox film 'Messenger on a White Horse' on Amazon Prime

Documentary about former editor's defiance of Argentina's dictatorship now streaming in the US, UK and Ireland

IAPA condemns detention of Brazilian journalist in Venezuela

IAPA condemns detention of Brazilian journalist in Venezuela

Journalist Rodrigo Lopes, special envoy to Caracas by Brazil's Grupo RBS, was detained on Friday (January 25) and held incommunicado at a military base next to Miraflores Palace for two hours.

IAPA condemns murder of journalist in Mexico

IAPA condemns murder of journalist in Mexico

The body of journalist Rafael Murúa Manríquez, director of the Radio Kashan FM portal, was found on January 20.

IAPA concerned at legislation in Venezuela that would put greater restrictions on the Internet

IAPA concerned at legislation in Venezuela that would put greater restrictions on the Internet

A legislative bill would impose greater restrictions on the Internet.

IAPA condemns administrative censorship of newspapers in Nicaragua

IAPA condemns administrative censorship of newspapers in Nicaragua

IAPA condemned the administrative censorship imposed by the Nicaraguan government on La Prensa and El Nuevo Diario, on withholding the delivery of supplies for the publication of the two newspapers.

IAPA contest closes in two weeks

IAPA contest closes in two weeks

The first prize in each of them is paid with US $ 2,000 (two thousand US dollars). The award ceremony will be held in October 2019 during the 75th General Assembly of the SIP in Miami, Florida.

IAPA surprised at official request to Costa Rican media outlet

IAPA surprised at official request to Costa Rican media outlet

IAPA expressed surprise and concern at an official notification sent to Diario Extra by Costa Rica's Control of Propaganda Office which confuses news content with advertising, and asked the agency to withdraw the notification.

Application deadline for $20,000 IAPA post-graduate scholarship grant extended to Feb. 15

Application deadline for $20,000 IAPA post-graduate scholarship grant extended to Feb. 15

Scholarships consist of a stipend of $20,000 plus the round-trip travel costs between the winning applicants' home and the university.

IAPA 2018 balance: highs and lows of press freedom in the Americas

IAPA 2018 balance: highs and lows of press freedom in the Americas

In her evaluation of press freedom in the Americas during 2018, the president of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), María Elvira Domínguez, declared that advances in legal and digital issues were overshadowed by the murders of 31 journalists and media workers, the imprisonment of five others, and by the constant attacks on individual and social liberties in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

IAPA asks Ecuador and Colombia governments to fully clarify the murder of three journalists

IAPA asks Ecuador and Colombia governments to fully clarify the murder of three journalists

IAPA make a public call on them to continue with the same determination for the crime to be fully clarified and true justice to be done.

IAPA pleased at document in Brazil on international standards for protection of journalists

IAPA pleased at document in Brazil on international standards for protection of journalists

IAPA expressed satisfaction at a document of Brazil's Human Rights Ministry that sets out principles and tools for the defense and protection of the work of journalists.

IAPA asks OAS to invoke Democratic Charter in Nicaragua

IAPA asks OAS to invoke Democratic Charter in Nicaragua

The IAPA declared that "the recent actions of the regime's control policy impels us to make a forceful call upon the OAS to reaffirm respect in Nicaragua for essential liberties.

Serious attacks on freedom of expression in Nicaragua bring protest

Serious attacks on freedom of expression in Nicaragua bring protest

IAPA President María Elvira Domínguez declared, "This is a serious act of violation and another blatant action against the media that bravely report and expose before the citizenry the true face of a regime distanced from tolerance and democracy."

IAPA calls halt to print version of El Nacional newspaper one more regression of press freedom in Venezuela

IAPA calls halt to print version of El Nacional newspaper one more regression of press freedom in Venezuela

IAPA President María Elvira Domínguez in the name of the organization expressed solidarity "with El Nacional, its publisher and editor Miguel Henrque Otcero and with all the journalists and employees who are suffering this new and serious attack."

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Midyear meeting 2019

Miami downtown, Florida

V SIPConnect 2019

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Report to the Midyear Meeting 2019

Cartagena, Colombia

Peru

69th General Assembly

Denver, Colorado

October 18 – 22, 2013

Cyber attack on Nicaraguan media brings IAPA protest

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Cyber attack on Nicaraguan media brings IAPA protest

IAPA: Restraint of journalist is inappropriate and serious for exercise of press freedom in the United States

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IAPA: Restraint of journalist is inappropriate and serious for exercise of press freedom in the United States

RCFP 2019 Chapultepec Grand Prize - Bruce Browns message

2019 - Midyear Meeting - Cartagena, Colombia

RCFP 2019 Chapultepec Grand Prize - Bruce Brown's message

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