IAPA, outraged at arrest of Globovisión president, classifies Venezuela as another country jailing journalists Miami (March 25, 2010)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) protested the arrest today of Guillermo Zuloaga, president of the Globovisión television channel in Venezuela, and called for intervention by international agencies, such as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), and application of the Inter-American Democratic Charter to prevent the further erosion of press freedom in Venezuela and the Western Hemisphere.
"No country safe from the censorship power," concludes the IAPA Charleston, SC (October 6, 2015).- The 71st General Assembly of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA ), which gathered more than 300 media executives and journalists, ended today after five days of sessions. The following document summarizes the debates and discussions that took place over press freedom in the Western Hemisphere.
'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.
Obstacles to the practice of journalism, sustainability and independence of the media are the main concerns, emphasizes Carlos Jornet Assessment of the complex situation of press freedom in the Americas.
The IAPA awards the 2020 Press Freedom Grand Prize to journalists and press workers killed by COVID-19 "This is a very hard time for journalism because the pandemic has also claimed the lives of many members of our journalistic family," IAPA President Christopher Barnes.
IAPA regrets anti-press freedom legal precedent in Colombia MIAMI, Florida (March 2, 2012)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed concern at the legal precedent set in Colombia yesterday with the conviction of journalist Luis Agustín González, fined and ordered to go to jail for the opinions he wrote in a column published in December 2008.
