Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 409,379 | 331,510 | 489,093 | 1,003,973 | 1,022,155 | 3,256,110 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 330,124 | 246,201 | 270,077 | 258,931 | 230,783 | 1,336,116 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 739,503 | 577,711 | 759,170 | 1,262,904 | 1,252,938 | 4,592,226 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 0 | |||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 0 | |||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 4,592,226 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 739,503 | 577,711 | 759,170 | 1,262,904 | 1,252,938 | 4,592,226 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 255,851 | 424,164 | 412,230 | 336,460 | 367,433 | 1,796,138 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 255,851 | 424,164 | 412,230 | 336,460 | 367,433 | 1,796,138 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 26,689 | 26,689 | ||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 995,354 | 1,001,875 | 1,171,400 | 1,599,364 | 1,647,060 | 6,415,053 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| PART I, LINE 1, SUMMARY AND PART III, LINE 1, MISSION STATEMENT: | BETWEEN 2024 AND 2025, THE COMMITTEE ON FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND INFORMATION, TOGETHER WITH ITS SUBCOMMITTEES ON IMPUNITY AND CHAPULTEPECSALTA, PARTICIPATED IN APPROXIMATELY NINE ACTIVITIES. THESE INCLUDED A PANEL DISCUSSION ENTITLED "SILENCING PUBLIC VOICES: THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL VIOLENCE ON JOURNALISTS' FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION." THE COMMITTEE ALSO CARRIED OUT MISSIONS TO EL SALVADOR, PERU, COSTA RICA, AND PANAMA. THE COMMITTEE FURTHER PARTICIPATED IN THE FORUM "JOURNALISM AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN LATIN AMERICA,", AS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL EVENT "DISINFORMATION IN LATIN AMERICA: REFLECTIONS AND INITIATIVES FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH." IN ADDITION, IT TOOK PARTALONGSIDE 24 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, MEXICO, AND NICARAGUAIN THE HEARING ENTITLED "IMPACTS ON THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION DUE TO STATE CENSORSHIP MEASURES IN THE AMERICAS," BEFORE THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (IACHR), IN ORDER TO DENOUNCE VIOLATIONS OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION THAT UNDERMINE CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND JOURNALISTIC WORK. THE INTER AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION (IAPA) ALSO SUBMITTED AN AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF BEFORE THE CRIMINAL CHAMBER OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE OF GUATEMALA IN DEFENSE OF JOURNALIST JOS RUBN ZAMORA, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF ELPERIDICO, WHO HAS BEEN IMPRISONED SINCE 2022 IN ALLEGED RETALIATION FOR HIS JOURNALISTIC WORK FOLLOWING ACCUSATIONS OF MONEY LAUNDERING. ADDITIONALLY, THE IAPA SIGNED A JOINT DECLARATION WITH 42 ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF PRESS FREEDOM IN THE UNITED STATES, FOLLOWING THE DECISION BY THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TO BAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FROM PARTICIPATING IN EVENTS AT THE WHITE HOUSE FOR CONTINUING TO USE THE LONG-ESTABLISHED NAME "GULF OF MEXICO, NOTWITHSTANDING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER RENAMING IT THE "GULF OF AMERICA." AS PART OF THE WORK OF THE IMPUNITY SUBCOMMITTEE, THE CAMPAIGN "VOICES CALLING FOR JUSTICE" CONTINUED, AIMED AT HONORING THE MEMORY OF REPORTERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND URGING THE CONTINUED PURSUIT OF JUSTICE. PRESS RELEASES AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT WERE ISSUED REGARDING CASES OF JOURNALISTS MURDERED IN ARGENTINA, ECUADOR, COLOMBIA, HAITI, MEXICO, PARAGUAY, AND PERU. WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE INTER-AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM, FOLLOW-UP WAS CONDUCTED ON EIGHT CASES INVOLVING JOURNALISTS MURDERED IN COLOMBIA AND MEXICO. WITH REGARD TO THE CHAPULTEPECSALTA SUBCOMMITTEE, SIGNATURES TO THE CHAPULTEPEC AND SALTA DECLARATIONS WERE COLLECTED FROM PARTICIPANTS AND STUDENTS DURING THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE LATIN AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION EDUCATION (CLAEP), HELD AT UNIVERSIDAD ANHUAC CANCN, MEXICO. DURING THIS PERIOD, THE FOLLOWING AUTHORITIES ALSO SIGNED THE CHAPULTEPEC AND SALTA DECLARATIONS: THE PRESIDENT OF THE JUDICIARY OF PERU, JANET TELLO GILARDI; FORMER PRESIDENT LAURA CHINCHILLA AND PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY RODRIGO ARIAS SNCHEZ OF COSTA RICA. IN PANAMA, THE DECLARATIONS WERE SIGNED BY PRESIDENT JOS RAL MULINO, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DANA CASTAEDA, AND CHIEF JUSTICE MARA EUGENIA LPEZ ARIAS. IN GUATEMALA, PRESIDENT BERNARDO ARVALO SIGNED THE CHAPULTEPEC DECLARATION. THE RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL CHAPULTEPEC INDEX SURVEY ON FREEDOMS OF THE PRESS AND EXPRESSION IN 22 COUNTRIES ACROSS THE AMERICAS WERE PRESENTED. THIS IAPA STUDY IS COORDINATED AND CONDUCTED BY EXPERTS FROM ANDRS BELLO CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY (UCAB) IN VENEZUELA. THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON JOURNALISM IN EXILE ESTABLISHED THE LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK FOR JOURNALISM IN EXILE (RELPEX), WHICH BEGAN OPERATIONS IN OCTOBER 2024 AND WAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED ON JANUARY 27, 2025. TO DATE, THE NETWORK COMPRISES 200 MEMBERSJOURNALISTS FROM VENEZUELA, CUBA, NICARAGUA, EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, AND MEXICO, AMONG OTHERSWHOSE PRINCIPAL HOST COUNTRIES INCLUDE COSTA RICA, THE UNITED STATES, AND SPAIN. THE NETWORK OPERATES THREE PERMANENT PROGRAMS: EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, LEGAL AID, AND AN EMPLOYABILITY PROGRAM. IT ALSO IMPLEMENTS PROJECTS IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS DW AKADEMIE AND THE THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION. UPON COMPLETION OF ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATIONS, THE NETWORK WILL PRODUCE A DOCUMENT SYSTEMATIZING DATA FROM ITS MEMBERS IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THIS ISSUE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS CURRENTLY SECURING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO CONTINUE THESE EFFORTS IN 2026. THE ORGANIZATION ISSUED 81 IAPA STATEMENTS, DISSEMINATED THROUGH PRESS RELEASES AND SOCIAL MEDIA, ADDRESSING PRESS FREEDOM ISSUES IN ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CUBA, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, THE UNITED STATES, GUATEMALA, HAITI, HONDURAS, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, URUGUAY, AND VENEZUELA, AS WELL AS MATTERS OF INSTITUTIONAL INTEREST. THE 17 RESOLUTIONS APPROVED DURING MEETINGS HELD WITHIN THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS REPORT WERE TRANSMITTED TO 219 AUTHORITIES, OFFICIALS, AND/OR INSTITUTIONS IN ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CUBA, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, THE UNITED STATES, GUATEMALA, HAITI, HONDURAS, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, AND VENEZUELA, AS WELL AS TO THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. SINCE 2018, THE IAPA HAS CONTINUED THE WEEKDAY (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) DISTRIBUTION OF ITS DAILY NEWSLETTER, "PRENSA Y PERIODISMO (PRESS AND JOURNALISM)." THIS PUBLICATION HAS ENABLED THE ORGANIZATION TO EXPAND ITS PRESENCE IN THE NEWSROOMS OF BOTH MEMBER AND NON-MEMBER MEDIA OUTLETS TO NEARLY 14,000 SUBSCRIBERS. |
| PART III LINE 4A PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND INFORMATION, AND ITS SUBCOMMITTEES ON IMPUNITY AND CHAPULTEPECSALTA, 20242025 BETWEEN 2024 AND 2025, THE COMMITTEE ON FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND INFORMATION, TOGETHER WITH ITS SUBCOMMITTEES ON IMPUNITY AND CHAPULTEPECSALTA, PARTICIPATED IN APPROXIMATELY NINE ACTIVITIES. THESE INCLUDED A PANEL DISCUSSION ENTITLED "SILENCING PUBLIC VOICES: THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL VIOLENCE ON JOURNALISTS' FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION." THE COMMITTEE ALSO CARRIED OUT MISSIONS TO EL SALVADOR, PERU, COSTA RICA, AND PANAMA. THE COMMITTEE FURTHER PARTICIPATED IN THE FORUM "JOURNALISM AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN LATIN AMERICA,", AS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL EVENT "DISINFORMATION IN LATIN AMERICA: REFLECTIONS AND INITIATIVES FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH." IN ADDITION, IT TOOK PARTALONGSIDE 24 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, MEXICO, AND NICARAGUAIN THE HEARING ENTITLED "IMPACTS ON THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION DUE TO STATE CENSORSHIP MEASURES IN THE AMERICAS," BEFORE THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (IACHR), IN ORDER TO DENOUNCE VIOLATIONS OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION THAT UNDERMINE CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND JOURNALISTIC WORK. THE INTER AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION (IAPA) ALSO SUBMITTED AN AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF BEFORE THE CRIMINAL CHAMBER OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE OF GUATEMALA IN DEFENSE OF JOURNALIST JOS RUBN ZAMORA, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF ELPERIDICO, WHO HAS BEEN IMPRISONED SINCE 2022 IN ALLEGED RETALIATION FOR HIS JOURNALISTIC WORK FOLLOWING ACCUSATIONS OF MONEY LAUNDERING. ADDITIONALLY, THE IAPA SIGNED A JOINT DECLARATION WITH 42 ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF PRESS FREEDOM IN THE UNITED STATES, FOLLOWING THE DECISION BY THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TO BAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FROM PARTICIPATING IN EVENTS AT THE WHITE HOUSE FOR CONTINUING TO USE THE LONG-ESTABLISHED NAME "GULF OF MEXICO, NOTWITHSTANDING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER RENAMING IT THE "GULF OF AMERICA." AS PART OF THE WORK OF THE IMPUNITY SUBCOMMITTEE, THE CAMPAIGN "VOICES CALLING FOR JUSTICE" CONTINUED, AIMED AT HONORING THE MEMORY OF REPORTERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND URGING THE CONTINUED PURSUIT OF JUSTICE. PRESS RELEASES AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT WERE ISSUED REGARDING CASES OF JOURNALISTS MURDERED IN ARGENTINA, ECUADOR, COLOMBIA, HAITI, MEXICO, PARAGUAY, AND PERU. WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE INTER-AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM, FOLLOW-UP WAS CONDUCTED ON EIGHT CASES INVOLVING JOURNALISTS MURDERED IN COLOMBIA AND MEXICO. WITH REGARD TO THE CHAPULTEPECSALTA SUBCOMMITTEE, SIGNATURES TO THE CHAPULTEPEC AND SALTA DECLARATIONS WERE COLLECTED FROM PARTICIPANTS AND STUDENTS DURING THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE LATIN AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION EDUCATION (CLAEP), HELD AT UNIVERSIDAD ANHUAC CANCN, MEXICO. DURING THIS PERIOD, THE FOLLOWING AUTHORITIES ALSO SIGNED THE CHAPULTEPEC AND SALTA DECLARATIONS: THE PRESIDENT OF THE JUDICIARY OF PERU, JANET TELLO GILARDI; FORMER PRESIDENT LAURA CHINCHILLA AND PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY RODRIGO ARIAS SNCHEZ OF COSTA RICA. IN PANAMA, THE DECLARATIONS WERE SIGNED BY PRESIDENT JOS RAL MULINO, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DANA CASTAEDA, AND CHIEF JUSTICE MARA EUGENIA LPEZ ARIAS. IN GUATEMALA, PRESIDENT BERNARDO ARVALO SIGNED THE CHAPULTEPEC DECLARATION. THE RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL CHAPULTEPEC INDEX SURVEY ON FREEDOMS OF THE PRESS AND EXPRESSION IN 22 COUNTRIES ACROSS THE AMERICAS WERE PRESENTED. THIS IAPA STUDY IS COORDINATED AND CONDUCTED BY EXPERTS FROM ANDRS BELLO CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY (UCAB) IN VENEZUELA. THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON JOURNALISM IN EXILE ESTABLISHED THE LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK FOR JOURNALISM IN EXILE (RELPEX), WHICH BEGAN OPERATIONS IN OCTOBER 2024 AND WAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED ON JANUARY 27, 2025. TO DATE, THE NETWORK COMPRISES 200 MEMBERSJOURNALISTS FROM VENEZUELA, CUBA, NICARAGUA, EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, AND MEXICO, AMONG OTHERSWHOSE PRINCIPAL HOST COUNTRIES INCLUDE COSTA RICA, THE UNITED STATES, AND SPAIN. THE NETWORK OPERATES THREE PERMANENT PROGRAMS: EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, LEGAL AID, AND AN EMPLOYABILITY PROGRAM. IT ALSO IMPLEMENTS PROJECTS IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS DW AKADEMIE AND THE THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION. UPON COMPLETION OF ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATIONS, THE NETWORK WILL PRODUCE A DOCUMENT SYSTEMATIZING DATA FROM ITS MEMBERS IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THIS ISSUE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS CURRENTLY SECURING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO CONTINUE THESE EFFORTS IN 2026. THE ORGANIZATION ISSUED 81 IAPA STATEMENTS, DISSEMINATED THROUGH PRESS RELEASES AND SOCIAL MEDIA, ADDRESSING PRESS FREEDOM ISSUES IN ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CUBA, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, THE UNITED STATES, GUATEMALA, HAITI, HONDURAS, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, URUGUAY, AND VENEZUELA, AS WELL AS MATTERS OF INSTITUTIONAL INTEREST. THE 17 RESOLUTIONS APPROVED DURING MEETINGS HELD WITHIN THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS REPORT WERE TRANSMITTED TO 219 AUTHORITIES, OFFICIALS, AND/OR INSTITUTIONS IN ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CUBA, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, THE UNITED STATES, GUATEMALA, HAITI, HONDURAS, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, AND VENEZUELA, AS WELL AS TO THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. SINCE 2018, THE IAPA HAS CONTINUED THE WEEKDAY (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) DISTRIBUTION OF ITS DAILY NEWSLETTER, "PRENSA Y PERIODISMO (PRESS AND JOURNALISM)." THIS PUBLICATION HAS ENABLED THE ORGANIZATION TO EXPAND ITS PRESENCE IN THE NEWSROOMS OF BOTH MEMBER AND NON-MEMBER MEDIA OUTLETS TO NEARLY 14,000 SUBSCRIBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS WHO MAY ELECT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | ANY DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE CFO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXAMINE THE RETURN, INCLUDING ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES AND STATEMENTS PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TAX FILINGS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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