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Argentina
Campaigns and Advocacy
14 September 2011
CPJ submits brief to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights concerning lawsuit filed by former president
A lawsuit alleging invasion of privacy brought by Carlos Menem against two journalists violates Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights, says CPJ.
10 May 2011
IAPA mission voices concern at state of press freedom
The IAPA mission was warned about the existence of legislation that could potentially restrict the media through discrimination in the granting of operating licences, and by interference in media content and editorial positions.See all campaign news: Argentina
From the Communiqué
2 November 2011
"Dirty War" generals sentenced, multiple radio stations attacked
Over the past two months, numerous radio stations have been violently attacked in separate incidents and through various means - from arson, to armed hold-ups, to vandalism - pointing to systematic efforts to censor the airwaves across Argentina, report the Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA), Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Meanwhile, FOPEA expresses "profound satisfaction" after the killers of a journalist in 1977 were finally brought to justice.
8 September 2010
President Kirchner lunges for control of two leading newspapers; journalist slain
Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has accused two leading newspapers of colluding with the military regime more than 30 years ago, and is now attempting to control the production and sale of newsprint, report the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). There is a long history of press freedom feuds in Argentina. But the murder of journalists is rare. A Bolivian journalist who lived and worked in a shanty town in Buenos Aires was stabbed to death on 4 September, report the Foro de Periodismo Argentino (FOPEA) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
21 October 2009
Controversial new broadcast law
A new broadcast law passed on 10 October in Argentina has given the government wide discretionary powers to control the press, reports the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and the Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA). But the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) applauds the new legislation as a guarantee of diversity and pluralism.See all articles: Argentina
Reports
12 March 2009
Attacks on the Press in 2008: Argentina 
22 January 2009
World Report 2009: Argentina
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