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Costa Rica: Trascendental decisión del Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones

La Asociación Internacional de Radiodifusión (AIR), que representa a más de 17,000 emisoras de las tres Américas, celebra la decisión del Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica de ordenar al Ministerio de Innovación, Ciencia, Tecnología y... ...more inforrmation.

IAB condemns website blocking in Nicaragua

The International Association of Broadcasting (IAB), which represents more than 17,000 radio and television stations in the three Americas, expresses its strongest condemnation and rejection of the systematic persecution and repression against journalists and independent media perpetrated by the... ...more inforrmation.

Press Release - International Association of Broadcasting – IAB - Guatemala

The International Association of Broadcasters (IAB), which represents more than 17,000 radio and television stations in the Americas, reiterates its strong condemnation of the unjust imprisonment of the journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín, founder of the newspaper El... ...more inforrmation.

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IAB Activities

Importante participación del Presidente de AIR en evento sobre “Libertad de Expresión y Responsabilidad en la Era Digital” en el Vaticano

Presidente de AIR, Dr. Paulo Tonet Camargo
Foto extraída de Ecclesia

El día sábado 25 de Enero en el marco del Jubileo Mundial de las Comunicaciones, se llevó a cabo en la ciudad del Vaticano, el evento “Libertad de Expresión y... ...more inforrmation.

AIR Board of Directors in Costa Rica - Save the Date!

San José will host the next meeting of IAB's Board of Directors, a key meeting for the promotion of the sector... ...more inforrmation.

Actividades de AIR en el Jubileo Mundial de las Comunicaciones

La agenda programada para el fin de semana, comenzó con la Peregrinación a la Puerta Santa de la Basílica de San Pedro.

De izquierda a derecha: Gloria Marina Zelaya de Saca, José Luis Saca, Primer Vicepresidente de AIR, Carlos Molina, Consejero... ...more inforrmation.

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IAB is...

The International Association of Broadcasting – IAB- is an Organization that groups private associations of radio and television in different countries and regions as well as Institutional members, and TV channels and radio stations as individual members.

It was founded in 1946 as the Inter-American Association of Broadcasting and nowadays it represent over 17.000 private stations.

IAB is a non-governmental organization consultant to the United Nations and UNESCO Associate Member.
IAB is Sector Member of the International Telecomunications Union - ITU
IAB has mutual co-operation relations with the Organization of American States and is Associate Member of the Inter-American Conference of Telecommunications.
IAB is a Member of the World Press Freedom Committee – WPFC
IAB is a founder member of the World Broadcasting Unions - WBU (Sister Unions).
IAB keeps mutual co-operation relations with the Inter-American Press Association – IAPA – as well as with the International Press Institute – IPI

MISSION

IAB is permanently defending Freedom of Expression of Thought and freedom of reception of all kinds of broadcasts, to foster the collaboration of the broadcasters in public interest and social service activities. IAB’s targets are also to contribute to the cultural improvement of the peoples, and their economic and social welfare; to strive to establish uniform legal rules to protect the activities of private broadcasting to apply rules on professional ethics for broadcasters; to act in representation and defense of the interest of private broadcasters before official and private entities, and to promote all kinds of continental, regional, or domestic meetings on subjects of interest for broadcasting.

IAB principles have been vibrant during over six decades of work, and they are shown in the Statement passed by the Special General Assembly held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 7, 1985.