Articles by Inter American Press Association
IAPA holds “emergency forum”, calls for amendment of bills curtailing press freedom
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 1 May 2003 IAPA press release: IAPA holds emergency forum in Venezuela Calls for amendment of bills curtailing press freedom IAPA says there is “no press freedom” in country MIAMI, Florida (May 1, 2003) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) has declared that press freedom is not guaranteed […]
IAPA message on World Press Freedom Day
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 30 April 2003 IAPA press release: World Press Freedom Day* Message from IAPA President Andrés García Editor, Novedades de Quintana Roo, Cancún, Mexico This coming May 3, the date dedicated throughout the world to the celebration of World Press Freedom Day, we citizens of the Americas unfortunately have little […]
IAPA urges IACHR to take up case of murdered journalist
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 17 April 2003 IAPA press release: IAPA urges IACHR to take up case of unpunished murder of journalist MIAMI, Florida (April 17, 2003) – On the fifth anniversary of the murder of Colombian journalist Nelson Carvajal Carvajal, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) reiterated a call to the Inter-American […]
IAPA to submit case of journalist missing for 12 years to IACHR
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 22 April 2003 IAPA press release: IAPA to submit case of Brazilian journalist missing for 12 years to IACHR MIAMI, Florida (April 22, 2003) – Today marks the 12th anniversary of the disappearance of Brazilian journalist Ivan Rocha, a case recently investigated by the Inter American Press Association (IAPA). […]
IAPA calls for investigation of crimes against journalists
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 26 March 2003 IAPA press release: IAPA urges that crimes against journalists be investigated MIAMI, Florida (March 26, 2003) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) has called on the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Mexico to investigate crimes against journalists that continue to […]
IAPA conclusions highlight main press freedom violations in past six months
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 25 March 2003 IAPA press release: IAPA conclusions highlight main press freedom violations in past six months MIAMI, Florida (March 25, 2003) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) concluded at its Midyear Meeting in El Salvador, March 21-24, that in the past six months freedom of the press […]
IAPA calls for end to violence against media in resolutions adopted in San Salvador
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: IAPA calls for end to violence against journalists, media in resolutions adopted in San Salvador MIAMI, Florida (March 26, 2003) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) called on the governments of Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala and Haiti to provide guarantees for journalists to be able […]
Journalist handed seven-month suspended prison sentence for defamation and libel
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 10 March 2003 IAPA press release: IAPA calls sentencing of journalist a setback for freedom of the press in Uruguay Miami (March 10, 2003) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed its alarm and concern over the sentencing of a Uruguayan journalist to seven months in jail for […]