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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…