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Articles - Argentina

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Argentina

"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.

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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).

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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.

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LA PUBLICITÉ MANIPULATRICE DU GOUVERNEMENT MINE LE JOURNALISME EN ARGENTINE, DIT LE CPJ

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PUBLICIDAD GUBERNAMENTAL MANIPULADORA SOCAVA COBERTURA EN ARGENTINA, DICE EL CPJ

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MANIPULATIVE GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING UNDERMINES COVERAGE IN ARGENTINA, SAYS CPJ

It came as no surprise that Cristina Fernández, wife of outgoing President Néstor Kirchner, was elected Argentina's president over the weekend. "News for Sale", the latest report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), looks at one of the secrets behind her success: how her husband rewarded "friendly" news outlets with lucrative government advertising contracts.

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SUBVENCIÓN APOYA BATALLA LEGAL DE AUTOR DE LIBRO SOBRE GUERRA SUCIA

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UNE SUBVENTION POUR SOUTENIR LA BATAILLE JUDICIAIRE DE L'AUTEUR DE « LA SALE GUERRE »

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GRANT SUPPORTS "DIRTY WAR" AUTHOR'S LEGAL BATTLE

In a legal battle that could have important implications for free expression in Argentina, a journalist facing civil defamation charges for accusing former armed forces and police officers of torture and murder during the "Dirty War" is receiving international support, thanks to the World Press Freedom Committee (WPFC) and eight other press freedom organisations.

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DES JOURNALISTES DE PROVINCE SONT BOUSCULÉS PAR LES AUTORITÉS LOCALES

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AUTORIDADES LOCALES INTIMIDAN A PERIODISTAS PROVINCIALES

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PROVINCIAL JOURNALISTS BULLIED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES

While Argentina, by and large, enjoys a free press, press freedom groups have expressed concerns over increasing incidences of threats and attacks on journalists in the provinces, and the influence of what is called "soft censorship" on the media.

Argentina

SIP EXHORTA A APROBAR PROYECTO DE LEY ORIGINAL DE DERECHO A SABER

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LA SIP RÉCLAME L'ADOPTION DU PROJET DE LOI ORIGINAL SUR LE DROIT DE SAVOIR

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IAPA URGES PASSAGE OF ORIGINAL RIGHT-TO-KNOW BILL

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) has criticised Argentina's Senate for watering down a bill that would give citizens the right to access public records, ensure more government accountability and set an example for other Latin American countries to follow.

Argentina

Radio Folle donne une voix aux malades mentaux

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Radio La Colifata da voz a pacientes de instituciones mentales

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"Crazy" Radio Gives Voice to Mental Patients

1 February 2005

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PERIODISTAS MET FIN À SES ACTIVITÉS

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PERIODISTAS ANUNCIA SU DISOLUCIÓN

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PERIODISTAS CLOSES

Nine years after it was founded to promote and defend freedom of expression in Argentina, the Association for the Defense of Independent Journalism (la Asociación para la Defensa del Periodismo Independiente, PERIODISTAS) has announced that it is closing.

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PERIODISTAS DEMANDE INSTAMMENT L'ADOPTION D'UN PROJET DE LOI SUR L'ACCÈS À L'INFORMATION

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PERIODISTAS INSTA LA APROBACIÓN DE PROYECTO DE LEY DE ACCESO A LA INFORMACIÓN

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PERIODISTAS URGES PASSAGE OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION BILL

In Argentina, free speech advocates' hopes of getting an access to information bill passed into law in the next two years could be dashed unless the proposed legislation is approved by the Senate in late November, reports the Argentine Association for the Defence of Independent Journalism (PERIODISTAS).

Argentina

ESTACIONES DE RADIO COMUNITARIAS GANAN IMPORTANTE BATALLA LEGAL

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LES STATIONS DE RADIO COMMUNAUTAIRE REMPORTENT UNE GRANDE BATAILLE JUDICIAIRE

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COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS WIN MAJOR LEGAL VICTORY

Index on Censorship reports that community radio stations in Argentina won a major victory when the country's Supreme Court decided on 4 September 2003 that a 1981 law prohibiting them was unconstitutional.

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LA SIP DONNE DES COURS DE FORMATION EN SÉCURITÉ EN ARGENTINE

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SIP CELEBRA CURSO DE CAPACITACIÓN EN SEGURIDAD EN ARGENTINA

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IAPA HOLDS SAFETY TRAINING COURSE IN ARGENTINA

Reporters and editors from some of the most dangerous countries in Latin America for journalists are receiving important safety training in Argentina this week, thanks to the Inter American Press Association (IAPA).

Argentina

PERIODISTAS PRESIDENT HONOURED WITH IWMF AWARD

Argentine journalist and president of Periodistas, Magdalena Ruiz Guinazu, has been honoured by the International Womens' Media Foundation with a Lifetime Achievement Award for services to journalism and press freedom.

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PERIODISTAS RAISES PRESS-FREEDOM CONCERNS WITH PRESIDENT

Calling it an important first step in raising awareness of free expression violations with Argentina's political leadership, PERIODISTAS (Asociacion para la Defensa del Periodismo Independiente) met with president Eduardo Duhalde twice last month and raised concerns about the rising number of attacks on journalists in the country.

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LES AGRESSIONS CONTRE LES JOURNALISTES SE SONT MULTIPLIÉES EN 2002

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AGRESIONES CONTRA PERIODISTAS AUMENTARON EN 2002

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ATTACKS ON JOURNALISTS UP IN 2002

Human rights violations against journalists in Argentina increased by one-third last year compared to 2001, making the country one of the most dangerous for journalists in Latin America, says a year-end report released by the Argentine Federation of Media Workers (Federacion Argentina de Trabajadores de Prensa, FATPREN).

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ATAQUES CONTRA LA PRENSA PROMUEVEN "CLIMA DE TEMOR"

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LES ATTAQUES CONTRE LA PRESSE ALIMENTENT UN « CLIMAT DE PEUR »

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ATTACKS ON PRESS FOSTER CLIMATE OF FEAR

Press-freedom groups are calling attention to increasing attacks against journalists in Argentina that are fostering what the Committee to Protect Journalists calls a "climate of fear among members of the press."

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LES AGRESSIONS CONTRE LES JOURNALISTES EMPIRENT

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EMPEORAN AGRESIONES CONTRA PERIODISTAS

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ATTACKS AGAINST JOURNALISTS WORSEN

PERIODISTAS (Asociacion para la Defensa del Periodismo Independiente) has released its annual report on freedom of expression in Argentina, saying a 50-per-cent increase in the use of the courts to silence journalists highlights the need for legal reform.

Argentina

UN PROJET DE LOI PRÉVOIT DES PEINES DE PRISON EN CAS DE RADIODIFFUSION ILLÉGALE

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PROYECTO DE LEY PROPONE PENAS DE CÁRCEL POR EMISIÓN ILEGAL

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DRAFT BILL PROPOSES JAIL TERMS FOR ILLEGAL BROADCASTING

A bill before Argentina's Senate proposing jail terms of up to two years for unauthorised broadcasting would unjustly penalise community radio and other non-commercial stations, says the Argentine Association for the Defence of Independent Journalism (la Asociacion para la Defensa del Periodismo Independiente, PERIODISTAS). The group says thousands of unlicenced broadcasters all over the country would be vulnerable to prison sentences, threatening the only information source available to marginal sectors of society.

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LE PARLEMENT EST PRIÉ INSTAMMENT D?ADOPTER UNE LOI DE PROTECTION DES MÉDIAS

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INSTAN A PARLAMENTO A APROBAR PROYECTO DE LEY DE PROTECCIÓN A MEDIOS

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PARLIAMENT URGED TO PASS MEDIA PROTECTION BILL

Argentina could become the first country in Latin America to decriminalise press-law violations if a bill before the parliament is approved, reports PERIODISTAS and Reporters sans frontières (RSF). If passed, the bill, originally proposed by PERIODISTAS, would protect journalists from criminal proceedings if an article they wrote or distributed was found to be inaccurate or false. Instead of being tried in criminal courts, cases of press law violations would be subject to civil proceedings, according to RSF.

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"GRAN PASO HACIA ATRÁS PARA LIBERTAD DE PRENSA," DICEN PERIODISTAS Y CPJ

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?LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE SUBIT UN IMPORTANT RECUL?, RAPPORTENT PERIODISTAS ET LE

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"BIG STEP BACKWARD FOR PRESS FREEDOM," SAY PERIODISTAS, CPJ

According to the Argentinean Association for the Protection of Independent Journalism (PERIODISTAS) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), press freedom in Argentina took a major step backward last week when the Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling which penalized weekly news magazine "Noticias" for violation of privacy.

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SE ENVÍAN PROPUESTAS PARA DESPENALIZAR LA DIFAMACIÓN

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LE TRIBUNAL PORTE UN COUP À L?IMPUNITÉ

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PROPOSALS FORWARDED TO DECRIMINALISE DEFAMATION

The recent Argentinian court decision to sentence eight individuals to life imprisonment for the murder of photojournalist Jose Luis Cabezas marks a victory for freedom of expression and a blow to impunity throughout the Americas, says the Inter American Press Association (IAPA). IAPA president Tony Pederson says that "it weighs on us to know the verdict will not bring Cabezas back to life, however it has established an important precedent in the Americas and sends the message that impunity can be overcome." Cabezas was murdered on 25 January 1997. IAPA states that the verdict must serve to further fuel the fight for the "guarantees and respect for journalists' safety, an end to terrorising the press, the disappearance of assassins, the burial of impunity and the prevailing of press freedom."

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GOBIERNO ACUERDA DEROGAR LEY DE DIFAMACIÓN PENAL

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LE GOUVERNEMENT ACCEPTE D?ABROGER LA LOI PÉNALE SUR LA DIFFAMATION

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GOVERNMENT AGREES TO REPEAL CRIMINAL DEFAMATION LAW

The Argentine government has agreed with the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) recommendation that it should repeal its criminal defamation law, reports the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). This move will make Argentina the first nation in Latin American where journalists can not be charged or jailed for criticising public officials, states CPJ. "This will affirm the press freedom that Argentine journalists have been using for the last two decades to investigate the government and denounce corruption," says Argentine journalist and PERIODISTAS vice-president Horacio Verbitsky. Verbitsky, who was often a target of former President Carlos Menem's government because of his investigative reporting, argued for the repeal of this law before the IACHR in Washington in the United States, on 1 October.

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INICIATIVA DE LEY DE MEDIOS RESTRINGE PERIODISMO

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UN PROJET DE LOI SUR LES MÉDIAS RESTREINT LA PRATIQUE DU JOURNALISME

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MEDIA BILL RESTRICTS JOURNALISM

Media organisations and trade unions state that a bill approved by the Argentinian legislature on 1 September will regulate and restrict journalists' functions in the country, reports PERIODISTAS. According to these groups, the bill “violates freedom of expression” by removing certain responsibilities from journalists and assigning them solely to radio and television announcers. The legislation stipulates that only announcers “can direct or facilitate programmes” and “broadcast informative and news bulletins, and related or isolated news items.” PERIODISTAS reports that “the Argentinian Press Workers Federation (FATPREN) and the Buenos Aires Press Workers Union (UTPBA) warned that if the law is ratified, journalists will be prevented from performing some of their current duties, such as disseminating news items.”

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EDITOR ASESINADO DESPUÉS DE AMENAZAS

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L'ÉDITEUR ET RÉDACTEUR EN CHEF D'UN HEBDOMADAIRE EST ASSASSINÉ

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EDITOR KILLED AFTER THREATS

Ricardo Gangeme, publisher and editor of the weekly "El Informador Chubutense", was assassinated on 13 May in Trelew, Argentina, report the Asociacion para la Defensa del Periodismo Independiente (Periodistas) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). He was shot at close range as he was arriving at the building where he had been living recently. According to Periodistas and CPJ, a large sum of money was found on the journalist, ruling out robbery as a possible motive. Periodistas reports that the motive for the crime is unknown, but local journalists alleged that on the previous Sunday powerful Patagonian businessman Héctor Fernández tried to run the journalist over with his truck and told him "what you are saying, it's going to cost you your life." Gangeme filed a report of these threats with the police and the case was before the Trelew criminal court. "In the last four editions of his weekly magazine, Gangeme had published articles on irregularities in purchases by the Trelew Electric Company for Corralon Fernández, which is owned by the businessman," according to Periodistas. About two years ago, legal proceedings were initiated to examine these irregularities, and Gangeme obtained information for his articles from the records of the case.

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QUI PERMET D'EMPRISONNER LES JOURNALISTES QUI DISSIMULENT LEUR ENREGISTREMENTS