Articles by Inter American Press Association
Murder of radio journalist in Alagoas still unsolved; IAPA calls for action
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 23 April 2008 IAPA press release: IAPA calls for punishment in murder of Brazilian journalist MIAMI, Florida (April 23, 2008) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today called on newspaper and magazine readers in the Americas to sign a public letter to Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio da Silva […]
Newspaper editor and managing editor convicted of libel, fined
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: IAPA concerned at setbacks to press freedom in Nicaragua Miami (April 24, 2008) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed concern today at a series of actions and views expressed by the government of Nicaragua that are stifling freedom of the press in that Central […]
Television station suspended, government advertising in daily resumed in Guyana; Bermudan government denies critical newspaper advertising contracts
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an abridged IAPA 15 April 2008 press release: IAPA calls for greater press freedom in Guyana, Bermuda MIAMI, Florida (April 15, 2008) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed concern at the temporary closure of a television station in Guyana by the Guyanese president. It also urged the […]
IAPA concerned over plans for governmental “media observatory”
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: The IAPA expresses concern over plans for governmental “media observatory” in Argentina Miami (April 9, 2008) – The Inter American Press Association expressed its concern today over the Argentine government’s announced plans to set up an agency to monitor the media. Argentine President Cristina Fernández called […]
Gun attack on Tacuarembó radio journalist’s daughter; perpetrators swiftly convicted, imprisoned
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: IAPA welcomes convictions for attacks on journalists in Mexico, Uruguay MIAMI, Florida (April 8, 2008) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today welcomed the conviction in Mexico of the murderers of news photographer Gregorio Rodríguez Hernández, killed in 2004, and court action in Uruguay in […]
President Colom signs Chapultepec Declaration; government agrees to pass access to public information law
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 2 April 2008 IAPA press release: Guatemala agrees to law on access to public information President Alvaro Colom signs Declaration of Chapultepec GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (April 2, 2008) – Guatemala’s President Alvaro Colom last night added his signature to the Declaration of Chapultepec, and his government committed itself to […]
Attacks on journalists and media outlets have intensified, says IAPA
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 30 March 2008 IAPA press release: IAPA issues conclusions on press freedom in the Americas Midyear Meeting notes sharpening attacks on journalists and the media Caracas (March 30, 2008) – The Midyear Meeting of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), which came to a close today, noted the serious […]
Sentence reduction for journalists’ murderers concerns IAPA
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 7 March 2008 IAPA press release: MIAMI, Florida (March 7, 2008) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed concern today at Nicaragua’s commutation of sentences in the cases of the convicted murderers of journalists María José Bravo and Carlos Guadamuz, a development that it claimed “adds to the […]