Articles by Inter American Press Association
IAPA calls for investigation into journalist’s murder
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 12 September 2000 IAPA press release: IAPA Calls for Investigation into Colombian Journalist’s Murder MIAMI, Florida (Sept. 12, 2000) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today publicly expressed its concern and outrage at the murder in Colombia of journalist Carlos José Restrepo Rocha and called on the authorities […]
UNESCO Director-General signs Declaration of Chapultepec
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an 11 September 2000 IAPA press release: UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL SIGNS DECLARATION OF CHAPULTEPEC Paris (September 11, 2000) – The Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, endorsed the Declaration of Chapultepec today when he put his signature to the document in a special […]
IAPA holds forum on the Declaration of Chapultepec in Paraguay
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 7 September 2000 IAPA press release: IAPA HOLDS NATIONAL FORUM ON THE DECLARATION OF CHAPULTEPEC IN PARAGUAY Asuncion (7 September 2000) – This week, the Inter American Press Association organized a national forum in Paraguay as part of its series of forums to promote the Declaration of Chapultepec in […]
Summary of the IAPA mission to Peru
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: LIMA, Peru (Aug. 30, 2000) — After a busy round of interviews with opposition members, news media and civic leaders, a high-level Inter American Press Association delegation wound up its visit to Peru yesterday with a meeting with President Alberto Fujimori, members of his cabinet and […]
IAPA delegation to raise press freedom issues with Peru’s Fujimori
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 25 August 2000 IAPA press release: Miami (25 August 2000) – Inter American Press Association President Tony Pederson announced today that next week he will head an international mission of newspaper publishers to Peru to meet with President Alberto Fujimori and raise concerns about threats to press freedom in […]
IAPA launches forum on the Chapultepec Declaration in El Salvador
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 23 August 2000 IAPA press release: IAPA launches the Tenth National Forum on the Chapultepec Declaration in El Salvador Miami (23 August 2000) – In El Salvador today, the Inter American Press Association launched its yearly national forum to promote the Chapultepec Declaration in the Americas. The Declaration is […]
Cuba’s alternative press faces hurdles in bid to report news
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is 21 August 2000 IAPA press release: MIAMI, Florida (Aug. 21, 2000) – The conditions under which independent journalists in Cuba have to work continue to be deplorable. Operating under constant pressure from the authorities, they battle on in their attempt to report on what is happening in their country by […]
IAPA announces winners of awards for excellence in journalism
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: IAPA ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM MIAMI, Florida (August 15) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) announced today that it is awarding its 2000 Grand Prize for Press Freedom to the Colombian Media for its courageous and professional role during the current […]