Articles by Inter American Press Association
IAPA acclaims guilty verdicts in murders of journalists in various countries
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 21 December 2007 IAPA press release: IAPA acclaims guilty verdicts in murders of journalists in Costa Rica, Haiti, Mexico and Dominican Republic It also calls attention to efforts in Peru to turn around a court decision that absolved presumed masterminds of the Alberto Rivera crime. MIAMI, Florida (December 21, […]
IAPA opposes proposed law governing journalistic activity
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 20 December 2007 IAPA press release: Don’t enact press law, give access to public records, IAPA urges Paraguayan president Miami (December 20, 2007) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today called on Paraguay’s President Nicanor Duarte Frutos to oppose a proposed law governing journalistic activity and urged him […]
Owner of radio and television station abducted in Michoacán
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: IAPA calls for urgent probes into murder, abduction of journalists in Mexico MIAMI, Florida (December 10, 2007) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed outrage and called on the authorities in Mexico to immediately investigate and identify those responsible for the murder of journalist […]
Tax audit of news media appears politically motivated, says IAPA
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 7 December 2007 IAPA press release: IAPA protests to Bolivia over tax audit of media MIAMI, Florida (December 7, 2007) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed surprise and protested the Bolivian government’s sudden announcement of a tax audit of news media in the South American country, […]
Argentine Supreme Court to receive IAPA’s 2008 Chapultepec Grand Prize for press freedom
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: ARGENTINE SUPREME COURT TO RECEIVE 2008 CHAPULTEPEC GRAND PRIZE Justice Ricardo Luis Lorenzetti expresses his satisfaction with the IAPA’s recognition The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) announced today that the 2008 Chapultepec Grand Prize – one of the most prestigious distinctions given out by the IAPA […]
Proposed electoral reform must protect people’s right to know, IAPA tells Congress
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 30 November 2007 IAPA press release: Planned electoral reform must protect people’s right to know, IAPA tells Mexico Congress MIAMI, Florida (November 30, 2007) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today reminded the National Congress of Mexico that regulations governing a planned electoral reform currently under debate and […]
IAPA mission expresses deep concern over climate for press
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 20 November 2007 IAPA press release: IAPA mission stresses deep concern over climate of press freedom in Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela (November 20, 2007) – An international mission of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), following a two-day visit to this South American country, expressed deep concern at the instability […]
Journalists denied permission to emigrate
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 16 November 2007 IAPA press release: IAPA calls on Cuban government to let independent journalists go Miami (November 16, 2007) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today qualified as inhumane and repressive the Cuban government’s refusal to grant exit visas to independent journalists who have resident permits in […]