Articles by Inter American Press Association
IAPA concerned over targeting of critical media
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed concern over what it sees as a “hostile attitude” towards critical media in Argentina and condemned any actions aimed at making the situation more tense.
IAPA condemns conviction of journalist
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed concern at a conviction by a Uruguayan court of another journalist, calling it a direct consequence of the existence of “outdated criminal laws”.
IAPA censures prime minister for restricting two newspapers’ access to information
(IAPA/IFEX) – Miami (May 8, 2009) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today protested the decision of Bermuda Prime Minister Ewart Brown to reduce the supply of his government’s information to the newspapers The Royal Gazette and Mid-Ocean News, calling the move an act of discrimination. Brown had earlier this week ordered officials of […]
Prosecutors, jurists, journalists call for reduction in “relative impunity” for crimes against the press
(IAPA/IFEX) – Bogota, April 27, 2009 – Public prosecutors, judges and members of the press agreed that the reduction of sentences in cases of crimes against journalists must be limited to prevent what has become known as “relative impunity.” The call came during a forum here held by the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), the […]
IAPA message on World Press Freedom Day
(IAPA/IFEX) – Miami, Florida, May 1, 2009 – With certain exceptions freedom of the press is still in force in the Americas, yet it is overshadowed by the hostile attitude of intolerant heads of state, by the global economic crisis that is affecting the newspaper industry, and by the violence unleashed against journalists and news […]
IAPA disappointed over decision not to review case of murdered journalist; calls for investigation into attempt to intimidate member of Radio Caracol news team
(IAPA/IFEX) – Miami, (April 30, 2009) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed disappointment at the Colombian Supreme Court’s decision to not accept a request by the country’s Attorney General to review the legal proceedings in the murder case of journalist Nelson Carvajal Carvajal. The free press organization expressed its disappointment at the […]
IAPA condemns conviction of journalist
(IAPA/IFEX) – Miami, April 29, 2009 – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today characterized the two-year prison sentence handed down to a Panamanian journalist for his 2001 exposure of corruption involving a Supreme Court justice in that country “judicial harassment”. Jean Marcel Chéry, currently the editor of the Panama City newspaper El Siglo, was […]
IAPA conference calls on government for transparency in its war on drugs
Calling on the government of Mexico to carry out its battle with drug traffickers openly and with respect for the press’s duty to inform the public, the Inter American Press Association-organized conference “The Press, the Government and Organized Crime,” wound up here today.