WHEREAS
two journalists have received death threats for publishing articles about a municipal government in Santiago

WHEREAS
the newspaper El Periodista, which is run by one of the journalists who received death threats, was the victim of a bizarre burglary

WHEREAS
Article 4 of the Declaration of Chapultepec states, “Freedom of expression and of the press are severely limited by murder, terrorism, kidnapping, pressure, intimidation, the unjust imprisonment of journalists, the destruction of facilities, violence of any kind and impunity for perpetrators. Such acts must be investigated promptly and punished harshly”

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE IAPA RESOLVES

to request that the Chilean Minister of the Interior, as the highest authority for maintaining public order, carry out an investigation with the utmost vigor into these threats and the burglary of El Periodista, as it is vital to stop such actions whenever they occur and to prevent impunity from lending greater strength to groups that attempt to intimidate and silence journalists.