Articles by Inter American Press Association
IAPA condemns attack on journalists, calls for immediate investigation
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 9 May 2002 IAPA press release: IAPA condemns attack on journalists in El Salvador and calls for an immediate investigation Miami (9 May 2002) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemned last week’s attack in El Salvador on journalists from a number of media outlets by supporters of […]
Independent journalist detained, beaten
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 7 May 2002 IAPA press release: IAPA condemns governmental harassment of Cuban journalist Miami (7 May 2002) – Today, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemned the harassment and attacks against independent journalist Juan Carlos Garcell Pérez. On Friday, the journalist was arrested by the Cuban police on two […]
IAPA pleased with Mexico’s first step to allow access to public information
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 2 May 2002 IAPA press release: IAPA pleased with Mexico’s first step to open access to public information Miami (May 2, 2002) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) is pleased with the passing of the Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information in Mexico, designed to strengthen […]
On World Press Freedom Day, IAPA recalls importance of press freedom in preserving democracy
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 2 May 2002 IAPA press release: World Press Freedom Day * Message from IAPA President Robert J. Cox, Assistant editor of The Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina MIAMI, Florida (May 2, 2002)-This May 3, World Press Freedom Day, is a particularly opportune time to bear in mind the […]
IAPA criticises court’s decision to take over newspaper
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 26 April 2002 IAPA press release: IAPA criticizes court’s decision to take over Peruvian newspaper MIAMI, Florida (April 26, 2002)-The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) said today it was alarmed and surprised by a request for the courts to order a takeover of a newspaper in Peru, saying such […]
Prime minister endorses Declaration of Chapultepec
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 30 April 2002 IAPA press release: Prime Minister of the Bahamas endorses Declaration of Chapultepec Miami, April 30 – The Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Hubert A. Ingraham, became the 23rd Head of State in the Americas to support the Declaration of Chapultepec by signing the document during a […]
IAPA calls for newspaper tax to be scrapped
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 16 April 2002 IAPA press release: IAPA calls for newspaper tax in Argentina to be scrapped MIAMI, Florida (April 16, 2002)-The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today called on the Argentine government to annul value added tax (VAT) levied on newspapers, calling it “an excessive tax burden” that could […]
IAPA demands investigation into journalist’s murder
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an 11 April 2002 IAPA press release: IAPA DEMANDS INVESTIGATION INTO MURDER OF BOLIVIAN JOURNALIST AND JOINS THE HEMISPHERE’S PRESS IN MOURNING Miami (April 11, 2002) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) demands that the President of Bolivia, Jorge Quiroga, take the necessary steps to ensure that a prompt […]