IAPA public campaign calls on people to demand their right to freedom of expression Miami (December 10, 2008). With images, texts and the legacy left to humankind by Pope John Paul II, Simón Bolívar and Martin Luther King, among other prominent figures, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today launched a public announcement campaign with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of freedom of expression as a fundamental value in human development and democratic life.
World press associations committee calls for more guarantees for press freedom in Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela NEW YORK, NY (December 10, 2008)The Global Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organizations yesterday demanded more guarantees for freedom of the press and of expression in Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela during a special session here on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
World press associations committee calls for more guarantees for press freedom in Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela NEW YORK, NY (December 10, 2008)The Global Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organizations yesterday demanded more guarantees for freedom of the press and of expression in Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela during a special session here on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
IAPA submits two Bolivia journalist murder cases to Inter-American Commission With the aim of seeing justice done the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) has submitted to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) the results of its investigations in Bolivia into the murder of local journalists Juan Carlos Encinas and Carlos Quispe Quispe.
2008 was a tragic year for the press in the Americas MIAMI, Florida (December 26, 2008)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) recounted today in an announcement published in more than 350 newspapers throughout the Americas that during 2008 a total of 13 journalists were murdered in the region and it called on those responsible for the deaths to be punished with the full weight of the law.
Year-End Message of the President of the Inter American Press Association, Enrique Santos Calderón Editor of El Tiempo, Bogotá, Colombia Miami (December 29, 2008). 2008 was a year of contrasts in the view of the Inter American Press Association. At the same time we condemned violence and harassment as the main infringements on journalists and the news media, we also praised the passage of constructive legislation and this organizations ongoing commitment to the promotion of the principles of press freedom and free speech that should prevail in a democracy.
JUST DAYS TO DEADLINE FOR 2009 IAPA AWARDS ENTRIES MIAMI, Florida (January 8)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) announced today that just a few days remain before the deadline for entries for its 2009 Awards for Excellence in Journalism. The awards contest each year attracts the best and brightest of journalism in the Western Hemisphere. Publications and news agencies in some 33 nations in the Americas and the Caribbean submit their best works in English, Spanish or Portuguese. The deadline for entries is midnight, January 15, 2008.
JUST ONLY 48 HOURS TO DEADLINE FOR 2009 IAPA AWARDS ENTRIES MIAMI, Florida (January 13)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) announced today that just 48 hours remain before the deadline for entries for its 2009 Awards for Excellence in Journalism. The awards contest each year attracts the best and brightest of journalism in the Western Hemisphere. Publications and news agencies in some 33 nations in the Americas and the Caribbean submit their best works in English, Spanish or Portuguese. The deadline for entries is midnight, January 15, 2009.
IAPA calls for final investigation to solve journalist Irma Flaquer's murder Guatemalas government complies with commitment to provide victims family with Letter of Regret MIAMI, Florida (January 15, 2009) The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today called for resolution in the 28 year-old disappearance and murder of journalist Irma Flaquer and for those responsible to be brought to justice. The demand was made during an official ceremony in Guatemala City, Guatemala, during which the government handed members of the victims family a Letter of Regret apologizing for its failure to see justice done so far.
