Freedom of the press has deteriorated in the Americas, with Mexico among the most dangerous countries in the region to be a journalist, according to the Inter American Press Association (IAPA).
"Press freedom has worsened in the hemisphere in the last six months," the IAPA said at the closure of the association's mid-year meeting in Paraguay.
It accused Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez of "humiliating the press," and said his "incendiary rhetoric" has been adopted by other heads of state in Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Brazil and Argentina.
In Cuba, 26 journalists remain in prison, and the IAPA called on its president, Raul Castro, to "relax repression against liberty of expression." (Via AP)
