"The conclusions of the 81st General Assembly of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), following four days of presentations and conferences, warned about the deterioration of press freedom across the continent amid a growing climate of hostility toward journalism fueled by official discourse.
The report also denounced murders, imprisonments, exiles, and judicial harassment of journalists, as well as economic sanctions and censorship in several countries of the region. Despite this adverse outlook, positive developments were highlighted, including court rulings in Costa Rica that strengthen the right to information and free criticism, and a historic ruling in Colombia recognizing crimes against journalists as attacks on democracy."
