Articles by Inter American Press Association
Slain journalist’s family members receive threats; IAPA urges witness protection during new investigation
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: IAPA calls for investigation into threats to slain journalist’s family in Colombia It urges witness protection in Nelson Carvajal murder case MIAMI, Florida (August 14, 2006) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today called on the Human Rights Unit of the Colombian Attorney General’s Office […]
Missing journalist Alfredo Jiménez Mota awarded IAPA’s Grand Prize for Press Freedom
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an excerpt of a 28 July 2006 IAPA press release: IAPA announces winners of 2006 journalism awards MIAMI, Florida (July 28, 2006) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today announced that it is awarding its Grand Prize for Press Freedom for 2006 to a disappeared Mexican journalist, Alfredo Jiménez […]
Newspaper owner murdered in Brazil; two more individuals implicated in journalist’s murder absolved in Peru
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 26 July 2006 IAPA press release: IAPA calls for investigation into journalist’s murder in Brazil Questions ruling in Peru Miami (26 July 2006) – IAPA was saddened to learn of the murder in Brazil of newspaper businessman Manoel Paulino da Silva, and asks the authorities to conduct a prompt […]
IAPA welcomes president’s veto of legislation that would have negatively impacted on press freedom
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 27 July 2006 IAPA press release: IAPA welcomes Brazil president’s veto of anti-press legislation MIAMI, Florida (July 27, 2006) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today welcomed a decision by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to veto a bill that sought to extend the legal requirement […]
IAPA calls on president to speed up investigation into journalist’s 1995 murder
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: IAPA CALLS FOR BRAZIL JOURNALIST MURDER TO BE SOLVED MIAMI, Florida (July 27, 2006) – 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 President Luiz Inácio […]
IAPA mission finds sharp deterioration in press freedom
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an 19 July 2006 IAPA press release: IAPA mission finds sharp deterioration in press freedom in Venezuela MIAMI, Florida (July 19, 2006) – An international delegation of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) declared today that the climate of press freedom and free speech in Venezuela has deteriorated sharply and […]
IAPA urges president to pursue probe into journalist’s murder
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 28 June 2006 IAPA press release: IAPA URGES PARAGUAY’S PRESIDENT TO PURSUE PROBE INTO NEWSMAN MURDER MIAMI, Florida (June 28, 2006) – 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 reminded […]
IAPA calls for probe into sabotage of power lines serving newspaper
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 27 June 2006 IAPA press release: IAPA calls for probe into attack on Venezuelan paper MIAMI, Florida (June 27, 2006) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) said today it is greatly concerned by an attack on Venezuelan newspaper Correo del Caroní in Ciudad Guayana and demanded that authorities […]