Articles by Inter American Press Association
Investigations into crimes against journalists uncover irregularities
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 5 September 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA investigations into crimes against journalists uncover irregularities MIAMI, Florida (September 5, 2001) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) announced today that new inquiries it has carried out into the murder of journalists in Brazil, Bolivia and Colombia have uncovered numerous irregularities […]
IAPA to send mission to Guatemala, Honduras
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 31 August 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA to send mission to Guatemala, Honduras MIAMI, Florida (August 31, 2001) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) announced today that a delegation will visit Guatemala and Honduras next week to review in public forums the two Central American countries’ legislation restricting […]
Homage to journalist missing for twenty years
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: IAPA welcomes actions in homage to journalist missing for 20 years MIAMI, Florida (August 31, 2001) – The naming of a downtown street in memory of Irma Flaquer Azurdia, the addition of her name to a monument and the holding of a memorial service for her […]
IAPA asks authorities to look into defamatory statements against media company
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 28 August 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA asks authorities to look into defamatory statements against media company Miami (28 August 2001) – In a letter to Mexican Minister of the Interior Santiago Creel Miranda, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) asked for an investigation into statements made by a […]
IAPA protests harrasment of journalists
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 17 August 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA posts on Web site its protest at harassment of Cuban journalists MIAMI, Florida (August 17) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today protested new aggressions against the independent press in Cuba in recent weeks, as reported from Havana by journalist Raúl […]
IAPA announces winners of awards for excellence in journalism
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an 8 August 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA Announces Winners of Awards for Excellence in Journalism MIAMI, Florida (August 8, 2001) -The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) announced today that it will present the IAPA Grand Prize for Press Freedom to the Peruvian newspapers El Comercio, La República and La […]
Murderers who confessed to killing American journalist Philip True acquitted
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 6 August 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA voices surprise and concern over acquittal in Philip True murder case in Mexico MIAMI, Florida (August 6, 2001) — The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed surprise and concern at the acquittal by a court in Mexico of two defendants who […]
IAPA reviews state of press freedom in Western hemisphere over last three months
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 27 July 2001 IAPA report: IAPA warns of culture of self-censorship stemming from violence and wave of lawsuits against journalists and news media Nine journalists murdered in the past three months, onslaught of lawsuits and damages awards against media, and new press laws are curtailing freedom of expression in […]