Costa Rica

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 27 December 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA CALLS FOR ANTI-PRESS FREEDOM COURT RULING IN COSTA RICA TO BE OVERTURNED MIAMI, Florida (December 27, 2001)-The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today called on a Costa Rican court to overturn an order that a television station broadcast an election debate that […]

(RSF/IFEX) – Four months after the assassination of journalist Parmenio Medina, RSF is concerned over the lack of progress in the investigation. In a letter to President Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, RSF asked the government to continue with its efforts to shed light on the incident and devote more resources to the inquiry. “It is inconceivable […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – On 25 October 2001, the three most important journalistic organisations in Costa Rica issued a public letter to President Miguel Angel Rodríguez Echevarría, expressing their concern over the government’s decision to limit access to information on its activities. The National Journalists’ Union (Sindicato Nacional de Periodistas), the Journalists’ College (Colegio de Periodistas) and […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 3 October 2001 CPJ press release: COSTA RICA: Inter-American Court of Human Rights grants relief to local paper New York, October 3, 2001-In an unprecedented decision, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued provisional measures granting a Costa Rican newspaper relief in a freedom of expression case. On September […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – Costa Rican President Miguel Angel Rodríguez has publicly accused Nicaraguan journalists of being responsible for the conflict between the two countries in connection with a territorial dispute over the San Juan river region. “You Nicaraguan journalists are responsible for escalating the war between our countries with the scandalous news you publish,” said a […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: Inter-American Court of Human Rights decision on newsman, paper hailed MIAMI, Florida (September 14, 2001) – Today, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) welcomed a ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights calling on the Costa Rican government to reverse a decision to list journalist […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 10 July 2001 letter to Costa Rican President Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría, CPJ expressed profound sorrow over the killing of radio journalist Parmenio Medina Pérez. CPJ is encouraged by the swift start of the official investigation and hopes that the authors of this heinous crime will be brought to justice. Medina […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: IAPA protests murder of journalist in Costa Rica ..and yet another in Colombia, bringing death toll there in past two weeks to four MIAMI, Florida (July 9, 2001) – Today, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) roundly condemned the murder of journalist Parmenio Medina in Santo […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 5 July 2001 IAPA press release: Nicaraguan presidential candidates pledge to uphold press freedom IAPA finds consensus against licensing law in Nicaragua, voices concern at self-censorship in Costa Rica MIAMI, Florida (July 5, 2001) – With a unanimous commitment from presidential candidates in Nicaragua to respect press freedom if […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 21 May 2001 CPJ press release: COSTA RICA: Inter-American Court of Human Rights may intervene in criminal defamation case New York, May 21, 2001 — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will convene in San José, Costa Rica tomorrow to discuss suspending a Costa Rican court ruling that found […]

(WPFC/IFEX) – The following is a 4 May 2001 WPFC press release: THE NEWSEUM OPENS COSTA RICA’S LA NACIÓN EXHIBIT IN COOPERATION WITH THE WORLD PRESS FREEDOM COMMITTEE RESTON, VA, May 4, 2001 – The Newseum today honored the extraordinary difficulties the Costa Rican media face in the form of judicial censorship by opening an […]

(WPFC/IFEX) – The following is a 20 April 2001 WPFC press release: RESTON, Va. — The World Press Freedom Committee has submitted friend-of-the-court briefs to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on behalf of journalists in Costa Rica and Chile. In both cases, WPFC argues against criminal charges brought by public officials against the media […]

(WPFC/IFEX) – The following is a 19 April 2001 WPFC press release, followed by a letter addressed to Costa Rican President Miguel Angel Rodríguez: Reston, Va. (19 April 2001) – The World Press Freedom Committee today commended Costa Rican President Miguel Angel Rodriguez for submitting a bill to Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly to eliminate the […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 2 April 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA urges Costa Rican government to reform legislation which protects public officials Miami (2 April 2001) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) urged the Costa Rican government to reform criminal legislation on so-called “crimes against honour” and “desacato” (“insult”), as these laws […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – On 11 June 1998, the Legislative Assembly’s Special Permanent Commission on Drugtrafficking ordered the director of “La Nacion”, Eduardo Ulibarri, and journalists Berlioth Herrera and Giannina Segnini to appear before it in order to answer questions about a report that appeared in the daily’s 1 June edition. The Commission also requested the recordings […]

A new Executive decree declared a series of documentes relating to public security to be “state secrets.” The decree was signed by Costa Rican President Jose Maria Figueres and entered into effect on 3 May 1996, when it was published in “La Gaceta”, the official government newspaper. It declared as state secrets documents dealing with […]