IAPA concerned about the position of the Supreme Court of Honduras The Supreme Court of Justice of Honduras recommend to the National Congress to leave without effect a reform of the Criminal Code which decriminalizes defamation.
IAPA mourns death of journalist imprisoned in Honduras David Romero, victim of Covid-19, was serving a sentence for defamation and slander. In June, the new Penal Code came into force, which decriminalized crimes against honor.
IAPA rejects penalties against communication on social media in Peru It favors another bill to decriminalize offenses against honor.
IAPA alert for jail request against ABC Color's director and a journalist The director of ABC Color, Natalia Zucolillo, and a journalist of that newspaper, Juan Carlos Lezcano, could be sentenced to two years in prison for reporting on irregularities in public management.
IAPA asks to revoke judicial censorship in Brazil The judge ordered the newspaper to withdraw 11 allegedly defamatory reports or face daily fines.
Cuba IAPA calls on the international community to denounce repression in Cuba on the first anniversary of the July 11 protests