Articles by Inter American Press Association
IAPA calls for an investigation into journalist’s murder
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 27 December 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA DEMANDS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE LATEST MURDER OF A JOURNALIST IN COLOMBIA Miami (December 27, 2001) – The Inter American Press Association demands that Colombian authorities begin a thorough investigation into the murder of a Colombian journalist and owner of a weekly […]
IAPA asks for review of Garzón case
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 17 December 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA asks for review of Garzon Case in Colombia Miami (December 17, 2001) – The Inter American Press Association urges Colombian authorities to review its investigation into the case of journalist and satirist Jaime Garzon, who was murdered in 1999, after finding that […]
IAPA welcomes reopening of Flaquer case
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an 11 December 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA welcomes reopening of Flaquer case in Guatemala MIAMI, Florida (December 11, 2001) – Guatemalan Attorney General Adolfo González Rodas told the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) that the case of journalist Irma Flaquer Azurdia, who disappeared in 1980 after being kidnapped, is […]
IAPA requests that political propaganda law be repealed
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 7 December 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA requests that political propaganda law in Bolivia be repealed Miami (7 December 2001) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) asked the Bolivian Congress to repeal a recently enacted law on political propaganda that restricts press freedom and freedom of expression, as […]
IAPA rejects new law that restricts press freedom
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 4 December 2001 IAPA press release: The IAPA rejects new law in Guatemala that restricts press freedom Alfonso Portillo urged to veto law and keep his promise to honor the principles of the Declaration of Chapultepec that he signed on September 5 Miami (December 4, 2001) – The Inter […]
IAPA reiterates its support for jailed writer Vanessa Leggett
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 21 November 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA reiterates its support for jailed US freelance writer Miami (November 21, 2001) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed today its deep concern for Vanessa Leggett, freelance writer and book author, who completed four months in federal detention in Texas, on […]
IAPA responds to president’s statements
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 6 November 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA: Don’t blame the press for bad news MIAMI, Florida (November 6, 2001)-In response to Mexican President Vicente Fox ‘s criticism of the print media in his country, Inter American Press Association (IAPA) President Robert J. Cox said today that “bad news is […]
President Chávez attacks the media and journalists
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 1 November 2001 IAPA press release: The IAPA condemns President Chávez’s attacks against the media and journalists Miami (1 November 2001) – The Inter American Press Association lamented and condemned as “crude and anti-democratic” Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s latest verbal attacks against journalists, the Venezuelan media and the IAPA, […]