UNITED STATES
WHEREAS
more than six months have passed since the assassination
in Queens, New York, of the highly respected Hispanic journalist
Manuel de Dios Unanue
there have been no arrests in this notorious case Susan Smallheer of the Rutland Daily Herald faces the possibility of jail and fines for not complying with an order to testify about interviews she conducted with a suspect in a murder case
Tim Roche of the Stuart News, Florida, has been sentenced
to 30 days in prison for refusing to reveal his sources
a 30-day prison sentence has been appealed to the Supreme
Court
The 48TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE IAPA RESOLVES
to call upon the mayor of New York, the Honorable David
Dinkins, and the New York police chief to redouble their efforts
to bring those responsible for this atrocious crime to justice
to express solidarity with Ms. Smallheer and the Rutland
Daily Herald to express its solidarity with Mr. Roche and the Stuart News.
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