IAB on RCTV 19th year ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE RADIODIFUSIÓN | AIR Nineteen years after the closure of Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV), which occurred on May 27, 2007, the International Association of Broadcasting (IAB) recalls that this act constituted a grave violation of Freedom of Expression, informational pluralism, and the fundamental principles of a democratic society. IAB highlights that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, in its judgment of June 22, 2015, declared the international responsibility of the Venezuelan State for the violation of fundamental rights against RCTV, its journalists, employees, and ...

      ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE RADIODIFUSIÓN | AIR  IAB STRONGLY CONDEMNS THE MURDER  OF JOURNALIST MATEO PÉREZ IN  COLOMBIA  The International Association of Broadcasting (IAB) condemns in the strongest  possible terms the murder of Colombian journalist Mateo Pérez (24 years old),  whose body was recovered in a rural area of the municipality of Briceño, Antioquia,  after having been reported missing since May 5.  IAB expresses its deep consternation over this crime, which mourns Colombian  journalism and constitutes an extremely serious violation of freedom of expression,  the right to life, and ...

For Immediate Release WBU Statement on 2026 World Press Freedom Day PRESS RELEASE - World Broadcasting Unions Celebrates World Press Freedom Day TORONTO, ON — May 1, 2026 — The News Committee of the World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) is celebrating World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2026, at an inflection point. Journalists across the world are reporting amid unprecedented levels of danger and fake news distribution. From every corner of the world, journalists continue to risk their lives to ensure the world has access to verified, unbiased information. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and ...