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The following is a selection from the IFEX Communique.

The IFEX Communique is published weekly by the IFEX Clearing
House, Toronto. The facility is operated by the Canadian
Committee to Protect Journalists in partnership with the member
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International Freedom of Expression eXchange Clearing House
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AMERICAS:

COSTA RICA: JOURNALISTS' ASSOCIATION ENDORSES LICENSING

The Colegio de Periodistas de Costa Rica (Journalists' Association
of Costa Rica) agreed at its third congress in San Jose last week
to ask the government and all trade unions to put obligatory
licensing of journalists in the country's constitution.

According to a report from the Central American Journalists' Centre
for Freedom of Expression (CEPEX), the Congress placed a great deal
of importance on professional licensing as a form of supervising
the quality of information, as well as improving the socio-economic
condition of journalists. The Congress said it would work for the
establishment of the Federacion Latinoamericana de Colegios de
Periodistas (Latin American Federation of Journalists'
Associations.)

NICARAGUA: CONFERENCE ON ROLE OF COMMUNICATION IN DEMOCRACY

A conference on the role of means of communication in transition to
democracy and the consolodation of democracy will be held in
Managua, Nicaragua on the 5, 6 and 7 September, reports the Central
American Journalists' Centre for Freedom of Expression (CEPEX). The
event is organized by the Interamerican Institute for Human Rights.


The conference will deal with themes ranging from human rights in
the information age, a debate for the turn of the century; a
citizens perspective on democratic institutions; the press and
political control; journalism, information and a democratic
culture. Various panels will discuss restriction and limits on
press freedom, and investigations, propaganda and freedom of
expression. As well, a forum entitled "The Press and Indigenous
Peoples: a dialogue on freedom expression" has been organized by
CEPEX for September 23. Representatives from various sectors are to
participate.

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