IAPA condemns repression of freedoms in Nicaragua Condemned the repression of freedom of expression and of assembly in Nicaragua noted in recent days.
IAPA condemns stiffening of censorship over free flow of information in Venezuela Miami (December 21, 2010)‑ The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today condemned the worsening of censorship of the free flow of information on the Internet and what it called the marked setback to freedom of the press and of expression in general in Venezuela with the legislature last night passing reforms to the Law on Social Responsibility in Radio, Television and Electronic Media and the Telecommunications Organic Law.
University representatives to discuss mechanisms for the defense of human rights and free speech MIAMI, Florida (March 2, 2012)University students and professors from Latin America and the United States will debate the relevance of freedom of expression in the context of the inter-American human rights system during a hemispheric conference to be held by the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) later this month in Washington, D.C.
IAPA condemns repressive operation against journalists and activists in Cuba Solidarity with independent journalists, the rejection of restrictions on the exercise of freedom of the press and of expression, and the cessation of persecution and harassment.
IAPA mission validates its concerns about decline of press freedom in Bolivia Miami (October 20, 2010)An Inter American Press Association (IAPA) delegation, in La Paz early this week, called on the administration of President Evo Morales to open up a space for discussion of the recently enacted anti-racist law, which, it said, intensifies the deterioration of press freedom in the South American country.
IAPA calls for increased efforts to ensure press freedom Miami (July 15, 2011).On the eve of the visit to Ecuador by an international delegation of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) the organizations president today called on its members to redouble efforts on behalf of freedom of the press.
Message from the IAPA World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2009 Enrique Santos Calderón, El Tiempo, Bogota, Colombia President of the Inter American Press Association MIAMI, Florida (May 1, 2009) With certain exceptions freedom of the press is still in force in the Americas yet it is overshadowed by the hostile attitude of intolerant heads of state, by the global economic crisis that is affecting the newspaper industry, and by the violence unleashed against journalists and news media.
Uruguay and Chile in the antipodes of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, in the press freedom barometer "Chapultepec Index" 2021 The country that fell the most on the scale compared to the previous year was Argentina. The one that rose the most was the Dominican Republic.
IAPA calls on Mexican Senate to pass constitutional amendment on crimes against journalists adopted by lower house Miami (November 15, 2011) The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today welcomed passage by Mexicos Chamber of Deputies of a constitutional amendment that would enable federal instead of state authorities to prosecute crimes against journalists and against freedom of expression. At the same time, IAPA urged the federal Senate to ratify the amendment before the current legislative session ends in December
Pide la SIP suprimir en Venezuela requisitos de entrega de divisas para la importación de papel periódico Miami (21 de noviembre de 2012).- La Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa (SIP) solicitó al gobierno de Venezuela eliminar las restricciones y requerimientos en la entrega de divisas para la importación de papel periódico, situación que viene afectando la circulación de los periódicos en el país.
Freedom of Expression IAPA concerned about the rise of anti-press freedom bills in the Dominican Republic