Americas Press Freedom Plunges: Watchdog Reports "Dramatic Deterioration" in 2025

• Inter American Press Association (IAPA) reports "dramatic deterioration" in press freedom across 23 American countries in 2025, calling it one of the worst years.
• The Chapultepec index ranks Venezuela and Nicaragua as nations "without freedom of speech"; Ecuador, Mexico, Haiti, El Salvador, among others, face "high restriction."
• The US is listed with "restrictions" due to 170 attacks on journalists, government actions limiting free expression, and stigmatization of critical media by President Donald Trump.
• Report highlights increased attacks on journalists in the region, linking them to the rise of "authoritarian presidents" and citing examples like self-censorship in Venezuela and institutionalized censorship in Nicaragua.
• Haiti, included for the first time, is among the least free, with two journalists killed in 2024 and widespread impunity for crimes against media workers.