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IAPA deals with Venezuela

The 64th assembly will be held October 3-7.

Delegates are meeting in Madrid (Photo: Kisaí Mendoza)

Politics The 64th General Assembly of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) will take place in Madrid from October 3 to 7 and will focus on Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Bolivia.

"The report on Cuba will be a compilation of all recent attacks against free speech and journalists in the Caribbean island. Cuban journalists are punished with jail for trying to exercise their duties," said Julio Muñoz, the executive director of IAPA, as reported by AFP.

Muñoz, who works at IAPA's headquarters in Miami, also said that "Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Bolivia also follow the Cuban behavior. Governments of those countries are trying to increase pressure against the media with the sole purpose of controlling information." 

For the second time since its inception, the IAPA will hold the event overseas. In Madrid, more over 500 representatives of American and Spanish media will talk about the threats against freedom of expression and the press in the Americas. 


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