Articles by Inter American Press Association
IAPA voices alarm over latest murder, wave of violence against journalists in Colombia
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 15 July 2002 IAPA press release: IAPA voices alarm at new murder, wave of violence against newsmen in Colombia MIAMI, Florida (July 15, 2002)-The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed outrage at the murder of yet another journalist in Colombia and called on the authorities there to investigate […]
IAPA protests wave of violence against journalists
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 9 July 2002 IAPA press release: IAPA protests wave of violence against journalists in Venezuela The organisation calls for investigations into the kidnapping of a journalist and acts of violence unleashed against journalists and media outlets MIAMI, Florida (July 9, 2002)-The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed concern […]
IAPA protests journalist’s murder
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 2 July 2002 IAPA press release: IAPA protests murder of journalist in Colombia Continuation of legal proceedings in other cases hailed MIAMI, Florida (July 2, 2002)-The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed its repudiation of the murder of radio journalist Efraín Alberto Varela Noriega in Colombia and called […]
IAPA submits case of murdered journalist to IACHR
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 21 June 2002 IAPA press release: IAPA submits case of murdered Colombian journalist to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Also provides new information on three other murders WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 21, 2002) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today submitted to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) […]
IAPA protests murders, attacks on journalists and condemns laws curtailing press freedom
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 20 June 2002 IAPA press release: IAPA protests murders, attacks on journalists and assails laws curtailing press freedom The hemispheric free-press organization opens discussions at the Hemispheric Summit on Justice and Press Freedom in the Americas, during which judges and journalists will address legal issues affecting freedom of speech […]
IAPA protests murder of Lopes, calls for other journalists’ murder cases to be solved
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 14 June 2002 IAPA press release: IAPA protests murder of Lopes in Brazil, calls for other journalists’ murder cases to be solved MIAMI, Florida (June 14, 2002)-The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed its condemnation of the murder of Brazilian journalist Tim Lopes, called on the authorities of […]
The IAPA calls on government to investigate threats against journalists and punish those responsible
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 30 May 2002 IAPA press release: The IAPA asks Colombia to clear up aggressions against freedom of the press Miami (May 30, 2002) The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) has publicly requested that the Government of Colombia investigate and take appropriate measures to punish those responsible for threats against […]
Heads of state in the Caribbean commit to press freedom
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 29 May 2002 IAPA press release: Heads of State in the Caribbean Commit to Freedom of the Press Promise to pass laws that support freedom of expression by signing Declaration of Chapultepec Miami (May 29, 2002) – Several Heads of State of the Caribbean promise to promote a more […]