IAPA said that in Argentina, a "wide freedom of expression" opposed the rest of the region

With Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba and Mexico more resonant, the semi-annual meeting of the Inter-American Press Association (SIP) exposed the "critical" situation of the region in the field of freedom of expression. In contrast, Argentina was one of the countries with the highest tolerance for their peers, according to the informant and businessman criteria of the press sector. Daniel Dessein.

"The country has a wide freedom of expression and presswhich manifests itself in a periodic system of accountability, increased transparency, constant appearances by officials in front of the press, and the elimination of the harbadment practices of journalists and the media in the previous stages, "said the spokesman. speech before the conclave held in Cartagena, Colombia, attended 250 publishers from the continent.

According to Dessein, the country faces its third consecutive year without aggression towards journalistic work, although he warned that this scenario could change during the October elections.

"Remains of these harbading practices appear on the discursive terrain by political actors who are likely to return to power this year. Freedom is in danger before the reissue of this policy, "said the spokesman of the newspaper's president. The Gazette of Tucumán and joins the Association of Argentinean Journalistic Entities (Adepa).

As in previous years, the Venezuelan question was one of the main topics of debate for the executives and editors of the SIP. For business owners and media publishers, the Nicolás Maduro regime waged a "war" against journalism which even includes foreign correspondents.

"There is a war against freedom of expression that the government delivers 24 hours a day with its huge police, military, judicial and communication apparatus"said the Committee of the Agency on Freedom of the Press and Information in its report on the Caribbean country."Today, Venezuela is a country virtually closed to freedom of expression"said Miguel Henrique Otero, director of The National after reading the document prepared by the editorial staff.

As part of the summit, which began this Friday, IAPA has badessed that the severe weather of political confrontation affects journalistic enterprises in the region from an economic point of view. "The situation of the industry is complex and it is aggravated by the economic asphyxiation exercised by schemes such as those of Nicolás Maduro, Daniel Ortega, Miguel Díaz-Canel and Evo Morales, "said SIP chairman Maria Elvira Domínguez Lloreda.

One of the highlights of the conclave is the incorporation of Brazil by Jair Bolsonaro into the list of countries where Verbal Abuse Advances and intimidation towards journalistic activity.

The Cartagena meeting will be held over three days and will aim to promote freedom of the press and expression in the Americas. In this edition, the political authorities participated as Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagroand the president of Colombia, Iván Duque.

The Executive Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) for the Americas, badisted by José Miguel Vivanco, who participated with Almagro and the director of Migración Colombia, Christian Krüger, among other references in the sector.