Articles by Inter American Press Association
Presidents of Bolivia and Peru sign Declaration of Chapultepec
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 28 January 2002 IAPA press release: Presidents of Bolivia and Peru sign Declaration of Chapultepec Quiroga and Toledo agreed that all new Presidents should sign and promise to protect press freedom. More than 1,200 youth participated in the forum of the Inter American Press Association Miami (January 28, 2002) […]
Journalist receives death threats
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 17 January 2002 IAPA press release: IAPA condemns threats against Mexican journalist Miami (17 January 2002) – Today, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemned the fact that journalist Jesús Blancornelas has received death threats and urged the Mexican government to investigate the incident and punish those responsible. The […]
IAPA calls for reversal of anti-press freedom court ruling against private television station
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 27 December 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA CALLS FOR ANTI-PRESS FREEDOM COURT RULING IN COSTA RICA TO BE OVERTURNED MIAMI, Florida (December 27, 2001)-The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today called on a Costa Rican court to overturn an order that a television station broadcast an election debate that […]
Police assault journalists
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 27 December 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA CONDEMNS REPRESSION AGAINST INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS IN CUBA Miami (December 27, 2001) -The Inter American Press Association condemns the latest attempt by the Cuban government to silence the voices of independent journalism by using police force during another incident reported in the city […]
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 […]