Articles by Inter American Press Association
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 […]
Newspaper owner kidnapped and released
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 9 August 2000 IAPA press release: IAPA WARNS THAT KIDNAPPING IN MEXICO COULD SET A NEGATIVE PRECEDENT AGAINST PRESS FREEDOM Miami (9 August 2000) – Today, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) publicly asked the Mexican government to investigate the kidnapping of the owner of El Debate de Sinaloa […]
IAPA hails conviction in murder of Dominican journalist
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 7 August 2000 IAPA press release: IAPA HAILS CONVICTION IN MURDER OF DOMINICAN JOURNALIST MIAMI, Florida (Aug. 7, 2000) – The Inter American Press Association today hailed the conviction of four people for the murder of a Dominican Republic magazine editor as an advance in the fight against the […]
IAPA calls for probe into placement of advertisements, protests campaign against journalist
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 1 August 2000 IAPA press release: IAPA CALLS FOR PROBE IN URUGUAY INTO DISCRIMINATION IN AD PLACEMENTS AND REJECTS CAMPAIGN AGAINST JOURNALIST MIAMI, Florida (August 1st, 2000) – The Inter American Press Association called on the Uruguayan government and judiciary to halt discriminating in the placement of official advertising […]
Call for investigation of threats against daily
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 31 July 2000 IAPA press release: IAPA RENEWS CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION OF THREATS AGAINST ARGENTINE DAILY EL LIBERAL Miami (31 July 2000) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) asked the governor of the northwestern Argentine province of Santiago del Estero to investigate the acts of intolerance and lack […]
Report on attacks on the press during past three months
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 28 July 2000 IAPA press release, presenting the organisationâs report on attacks on the press over the past three months: IAPA Executive Committee Protests Attacks on Press in Past 3 Months MIAMI, Florida (July 28, 2000) – The Inter American Press Association’s Executive Committee, during a meeting at the […]