Tag: Inter American Press Association

• Wednesday, October 23rd 2013 - 16:36 UTC

  Most of Latam and US failed press freedoms report in 2013 says IAPA

  

  The Inter American Press Association representing journalists from across the Americas condemned violations of press freedoms in both Latin America and the United States on Tuesday, including the killings of 14 journalists, the secret seizure of Associated Press phone records and a new censorship law in Ecuador.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 17:55 UTC

  Wikileaks head will participate, via videoconference, in IAPA assembly in Lima

  

  Inter American Press Association (IAPA) reporters, editors and publishers will hear first-hand and discuss exactly what motivated Julian Assange to release secret diplomatic cables through Wikileaks, a Web site that as a source of information has gained as many followers as detractors.

• Monday, August 1st 2011 - 05:53 UTC

  The most tragic year in two decades for Latin America journalists

  

  Journalists in Latin America are suffering through their “most tragic year in two decades,” with 19 reporters murdered in nine nations so far in 2011, the Inter-American Press Association said in its latest release.

• Tuesday, July 19th 2011 - 04:56 UTC

  Organized crime and authoritarian rulers, main threat for journalists in the Americas

  

  Organized crime and authoritarian governments have become the main enemies for freedom of expression in the Americas said Gonzalo Marroquin, president of the Inter American Press Association.

• Friday, April 8th 2011 - 22:51 UTC

  US report on Argentina questions judicial system and campaign against the media

  

  The US State Department released its annual report on human rights around the world and questioned the Argentine judicial system’s independence along with a series of abuses carried out by police forces including deaths and torture claims.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 05:58 UTC

  Obama Speaks for the First Time with Honduran President Lobo

  

  United States President Barack Obama spoke this week for the first time with Honduran President Lobo to discuss the situation in Honduras, said the White House.