IAPA Condemns the Killing of Journalist in Mexico Miami (July 18, 2013).- The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemns the killing of journalist Alberto López Bello from the newspaper El Imparcial of Oaxaca, in Mexico. IAPA demands that the government investigate the crime and find solutions that will effectively punish attacks against journalists, violence and lack of safety.
National security and press freedom key IAPA concern at Denver meeting Miami (October 8, 2013).The government objective of national security at the expense of freedom of the press in the United States will be one of the leading issues that the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) will be discussing at its General Assembly to be held beginning next week in Denver, Colorado.
IAPA adopts its conclusions on state of press freedom in the Americas Miami (October 22, 2013)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today wound up its 69th General Assembly, in which it evaluated and approved its conclusions on the state of press freedom in the Western Hemisphere.
IAPA respects decision of Argentine Supreme Court, while disagreeing with its harmful impact on press freedom Miami (October 29, 2013) The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) stated its respect for the Argentine Supreme Courts ruling that the articles of the so-called Media Law to which Grupo Clarín had objected are constitutional. The IAPA, however, also expressed disagreement with the ruling.
IAPA calls on Venezuela for immediate release of foreign correspondent MIAMI, Florida (November 8, 2013)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) tonight called on the government of Venezuelas President Nicolás Maduro to immediately release journalist Jim Wyss, correspondent of The Miami Herald, who has been detained for the past 24 hours.
IAPA offers solidarity with Mexican editor on hunger strike Miami (December 4, 2013)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed today solidarity with Ildefonso Chávez, president and editor of the newspaper El Pueblo in Chihuahua, Mexico, who went on a hunger strike in protest against the withdrawal of official advertising by the state government in an apparent reprisal for his editorial criticism.
IAPA alarmed at new actions, censorship laws in Venezuela Miami (December 18, 2013)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed alarm at censorship being imposed on Venezuelan newspaper El Universal aimed at banning information about violence and lack of safety in the South American country. It also protested against penalties applied to online distributors and announcement of additional laws aimed at restricting news content.
IAPA voices concern at another murder in Brazil Miami (February 14, 2014).The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed concern at the murder of another journalist in Brazil, so far the second one this year, and called on the authorities to carry out a swift and exhaustive investigation.
IAPA calls for urgent protection of threatened journalist in Mexico Miami (March 13, 2014) The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today condemned threats made against Balbina Flores Martínez, correspondent in Mexico of the organization Reporters Without Borders and called on the authorities to urgently act to ensure her physical safety.
