Contempt charge against Cuban journalist protested by IAPA Miami (September 21, 2012)A charge of criminal contempt brought against Cuban independent journalist Calixto Martínez Arias for warning about cases of cholera and dengue in his country was today protested by the Inter American Press Association (IAPA). If found guilty he could face three years in prison.
IAPA condemns murders of journalists in two Central American countries Miami (April 2, 2009)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed outrage at the murder of journalists this week in Honduras and Guatemala, two countries plagued by an overall lack of safety, and at the same time called for swift investigations to identify the responsible parties and bring them to justice as the only way to put a halt to this violence.
IAPA disappointed at Mexican Congress' indifference to crimes against journalists Miami (October 22, 2009)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today reacted with surprise at news that Mexicos newly-seated Chamber of Deputies has disbanded a special committee set up to deal with crimes against journalists and news media, one of 40 panels intended for the current legislative session.
IAPA makes recommendations to President Porfirio Lobo to combat violence against journalists Miami (April 27, 2010)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today urged Honduras President Porfirio Lobo, during his visit here, to consider five concrete recommendations for the adoption of new legal and judicial instruments to produce greater effectiveness in combating the wave of crimes against journalists in his country.
IAPA calls on President Dilma Roussef for action on crimes against journalists in Brazil MIAMI, Florida (February 14, 2012)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed concern at the killing of a second journalist in Brazil in less than a week and publicly urged that countrys president, Dilma Roussef, to make every effort to have a special jurisdiction created to deal with crimes against journalists and special agencies at the federal level to protect reporters and news photographers at risk.
IAPA welcomes enactment of law to protect journalists in Mexico Miami (June 22, 2012)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed satisfaction at the signing into law today by Mexicos President Felipe Calderón of a measure that will serve to protect journalists and human rights defenders. At the same time, the IAPA urged the government to speed up actions to put into effect a constitutional amendment that brings crimes against members of the press under federal jurisdiction.