Articles by Inter American Press Association
Journalist assassinated
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: IAPA asks officials to quickly solve murder in Colombia Miami (December 19, 2003) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today condemned the murder of Colombian journalist William Soto Cheng and urged officials to quickly investigate and punish those found to be guilty to the fullest […]
IAPA welcomes sentencing of journalist’s murderer
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 16 December 2003 IAPA press release: IAPA pleased at sentencing of murderer of Brazilian journalist Miami (December 16, 2003) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) praised the judicial system in Brazil for bringing to a close the case of murdered journalist Sávio Brandão, who was killed last year, […]
IAPA condemns arrest of independent journalist
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 30 October 2003 IAPA press release: Miami (30 October 2003) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemns yesterday’s detention in Havana of journalist Claudia Márquez Linares, vice-president of De Cuba magazine, and fears that this action signals the beginning of a new wave of repression against the independent […]
IAPA urges Guatemalan president to intervene in kidnapping of four journalists
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: IAPA Urges Guatemalan President to Intervene in Kidnapping of Four Journalists Miami (October 27, 2003) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today urged the President of Guatemala to work for the release of four journalists held hostage by former members of paramilitary forces, to protest […]
IAPA welcomes government’s commitment to solve murders of two journalists
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 21 October 2003 IAPA press release: IAPA welcomes Mexico’s commitment to solve crimes against journalists IAPA and Mexican government see it as possible to reach “follow-up agreement” to put an end to impunity in the murders of Héctor Félix Miranda and Víctor Manuel Oropeza WASHINGTON, DC (October 21, 2003) […]
Conclusions from IAPA’s 59th General Assembly
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 14 October 2003 IAPA press release: Conclusions from IAPA’s 59th General Assembly Miami (October 14, 2003) – With an analysis of the general situation regarding press freedom in the Western Hemisphere, based on the principles of the Chapultepec Project, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) concluded today in Chicago […]
President ratifies Declaration of Chapultepec
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 3 October 2003 IAPA press release: Ecuadorian President ratifies Declaration of Chapultepec 29 countries of the Western Hemisphere have endorsed this treaty Miami (October 3, 2003) – The President of Ecuador, Lucio Gutiérrez, yesterday ratified the Declaration of Chapultepec during the General Assembly of the International Broadcasting Association (IAB) […]
IAPA seeks resumption of investigation into murder of newspaper employee
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 14 August 2003 IAPA press release: IAPA acts on unpunished murder of newspaper employee MIAMI (August 14, 2003) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today called on newspaper and magazine readers throughout the Western Hemisphere to sign an open letter to Colombian Attorney General Luis Camilo Osorio, asking […]