Articles by Inter American Press Association
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.
IAPA conference calls on government for transparency in its war on drugs
(IAPA/IFEX) – Mexico City, April 24, 2009 – 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. The event featured three […]
Students vandalise newspaper office, threaten its workers
IAPA protests action against Venezuelan newspaper (IAPA/IFEX) – Miami, April 20, 2009 – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today condemned the hostile acts by a group of university students against the Venezuelan newspaper El Carobobeño meant to intimidate workers by threatening them and painting insulting slogans on the building’s walls. IAPA President Enrique Santos […]
“Estado de Minas” newspaper ordered to print university’s reply to an article, IAPA equates “disproportionate” ruling with censorship
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an abbreviated translation of a 31 March 2009 IAPA press release: Disproportionate “right of reply” ruling in Brazil equals censorship, says IAPA Miami (31 March 2009) – The IAPA has characterised as “disproportionate” a judicial order requiring the daily Estado de Minas to publish a response from the Minas Gerais […]
Three journalists harassed after reporting on senator under investigation for alleged fraud
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 30 March 2009 IAPA press release: IAPA protests intimidation of journalists in Dominican Republic Miami (March 30, 2009) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed repudiation of attempts in the Dominican Republic to intimidate journalists and urged the Congress there to investigate the matter. The journalists said […]