Articles by Inter American Press Association
Death threats made against critical current affairs television programme host in Imperatriz
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 7 May 2007 IAPA press release: IAPA protests murder, threats to journalists in Brazil It calls for investigation into new homicide in Guatemala MIAMI, Florida (May 7, 2007) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today condemned the murder of a journalist in Brazil, in apparent reprisal for his […]
“Equilibrio” editor’s murder allegedly work-related; investigation of journalist’s 1994 disappearance reopened; “Ahora” director’s murderers’ sentences upheld
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 4 May 2007 IAPA press release: IAPA welcomes Dominican Republic court rulings on impunity, crimes against journalists Guilty sentences in two cases, another reopened MIAMI, Florida (May 4, 2007) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today welcomed recent court decisions in the Dominican Republic in the cases of […]
“Dreary panorama” for region’s press freedom mitigated by decriminalization of defamation in Mexico, enactment of access to information laws
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: World Press Freedom Day Message Rafael Molina, El Día, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic President of the Inter American Press Association Journalists and news media in the Americas continue facing major obstacles in seeking to do their job. Organized crime and corruption continue to be sources of […]
Eight suspects in journalist’s 2003 murder awaiting trial, masterminds still free
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 29 March 2007 IAPA press release: IAPA calls for Brazilian journalist’s murder to be solved MIAMI, Florida (March 29, 2007) – In a new action in its hemisphere-wide campaign to create public awareness of the impunity surrounding crimes against journalists, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today urged Brazil’s […]
IAPA reviews state of freedom of the press in the hemisphere
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 19 March 2007 IASPA press release: IAPA conclusions on press freedom in the Americas MIAMI, Florida (March 19, 2007) – Murders, threats, criminal charges and lawsuits filed to which independent journalists and news media are subjected, together with the arbitrary placement of official advertising to punish or reward, are […]
President promises to sign law decriminalising libel, consider stiffening penalties for crimes against journalists
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 9 March 2007 IAPA press release: Mexico’s president tells IAPA he will enact decriminalization law passed by Congress MIAMI, Florida (March 9, 2007) – Mexican President Felipe Calderón told a mission of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) that met with him yesterday at his official residence, Los Pinos, […]
President Duarte affirms commitment to press freedom, signs Declaration of Chapultepec
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an abridged translation of a 22 February 2007 IAPA press release: President Duarte affirms commitment to press freedom, signs Declaration of Chapultepec Asunción (22 de febrero de 2007) – Paraguayan President Nicanor Duarte Frutos signed the Declaration of Chapultepec in a ceremony held 22 February at the governmental palace, saying […]
Press freedom uncertain until journalist’s disappearance is solved, impunity in murders ended, and “damages awards industry” curbed, warns IAPA
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 23 February 2007 IAPA press release: IAPA points to curbs in press freedom in Paraguay ASUNCION, Paraguay (February 23, 2007) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) stated today that freedom of the press will remain uncertain in Paraguay until the disappearance of a local journalist is solved and […]