IAPA calls for action on unpunished murder of Brazilian journalist MIAMI, Florida (March 24, 2009)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today called on newspaper readers throughout the Americas to add their signatures to an open letter to be sent to Brazils President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, urging him to act to have the August 29, 1995 murder of Reinaldo Coutinho da Silva, editor of the São Gonzalo, Río de Janeiro, newspaper Cachoeiras Jornal, solved.
IAPA concerned at plot to kill its president Miami (March 27, 2009)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed shock on learning that the Colombian authorities had halted an attempt by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas on the life of the organizations president, Enrique Santos Calderón, editor of the Bogotá newspaper El Tiempo.
Warrants for arrest of Colombian journalists causes concern for IAPA Miami (March 27, 2009)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today repeated to the Colombian judiciary its concern at the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of two journalists on a contempt charge, on the basis that they failed to satisfactorily comply with a requirement to publish corrections in cases of libel suits.
IAPA protests intimidation of journalists in Dominican Republic Miami (March 30, 2009)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed repudiation of attempts in the Dominican Republic to intimidate journalists and urged the Congress there to investigate the matter. The journalists said the attempts were made by persons associated with a local senator.
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 urges presidential summit in Trinidad & Tobago to focus on freedom of expression Miami (April 16, 2009)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today issued a call to Western Hemisphere leaders to keep free speech and press freedom at the forefront of discussions as a foundation for consolidating democracy when they meet for the three-day Summit of the Americas opening tomorrow in Trinidad and Tobago.
IAPA protests action against Venezuelan newspaper Miami (April 20, 2009)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today condemned the hostile acts by a group of university students against the Venezuelan newspaper El Carobobeño meant to intimidate workers by threatening them and painting insulting slogans on the buildings walls.
IAPA conference calls on Mexico's government for transparency in its war on drugs Mexico City (April 24, 2009)Calling on the government of Mexico to carry out its battle with narco-traffickers openly and with respect for the press' duty to inform the public, the Inter American Press Association-organized conference The Press, the Government and Organized Crime, wound up here today.
IAPA seeks speed-up in investigation into journalists disappearance MIAMI, Florida (April 28, 2009)In a new move in its hemisphere-wide campaign to create public awareness of the need to solve unpunished murders of journalists the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), together with hundreds of newspaper readers, today called on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to encourage the government of Mexico to see that justice is done in the case of the April 2, 2005, disappearance of journalist Alfredo Jiménez Mota.
