Peruvian media and journalists are harassed with criminal and civil lawsuits The whereabouts of Daysi Mina Huamán remain unknown since January.
IAPA deplores legal harassment against Peruvian journalist Paola Ugaz Paola Ugaz faces five libel lawsuits. The journalist reported that her email and telephone communications are being hacked, and that she is continuously harassed on social media.
IAPA concerned about judicial harassment against ABC Color journalists It called for the decriminalization of defamation in Paraguay.
The IAPA surprised by judicial laxity that damages Panamanian newspapers The seizure of newspaper's assets and accounts "represents a severe blow to press freedom," and is a "direct censorship tool."
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