Attacks on the Press 2004: Argentina
Argentina In a disappointing development, the press freedom organization PERIODISTAS (Journalists) dissolved on November 11 amid internal differences. The group, which was established nine years ago and has done extremely important work uniting the Argentine media, defending local journalists, and promoting press freedom in Latin America, said in a press release that “after a long…
CPJ disappointed by dissolution of local press freedom group
New York, November 12, 2004—The noted Argentine press freedom organization PERIODISTAS dissolved yesterday amid internal differences. The group, which was established nine years ago to defend local journalists against press freedom abuses, said in a press release that, “after a long internal discussion about the association’s main goals, it was impossible to find a consensus…
Taking sides: Haiti
Under Haiti’s new transitional government, journalists-especially those who supported former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide-remain at risk in a politically polarized environment. By Carlos Lauria and Jean-Roland Chery Nearly five months after the ouster of President Jean Bertrand Aristide, journalists in Haiti still confront great dangers in a country marked by lawlessness. Before the unrest began in…
Police assault Indymedia photographer
New York, June 11, 2003—An Argentine photographer was brutally attacked by police forces on Monday, June 9, while covering an incident outside an industrial plant in the city of Buenos Aires. At around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, agents of the Federal Police physically assaulted Alejandro Goldín, 18, a photographer for Indymedia Argentina, an international alternative…