Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela

Leonardo León informó a IPYS-Venezuela que la razón por la que sufrió esta amenaza se debió a la transmisión continua que hizo en su programa, sobre la situación irregular de los trabajadores eventuales de esta institución, así como de la cobertura de los Consejos Universitarios.

Estimada Erin. Gusto en saludarte. En adjunto, una alerta del 13 de junio. En breve te estaré enviando otras alertas más. Cualquier inquietud, no dudes en escribirme Saludos, Carla Heavy Fine Imposed on Newspaper is Ratified On June 13, 2012 the First Court on Protection to Children and Adolescents of the Legal Jurisdiction of the […]

REGIONAL GOVERNMENT INTIMIDATES JOURNALISTS WHO ATTENDED WORKSHOP ON INVESTIGATION JOURNALISM On May 22, 2012 journalist Paola Carrero received a phone call from an unknown number. The person who called her said he was calling on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands and inquired her who had proposed investigation-related topics in the agricultural field […]

Actualización: 100 organizaciones llaman a las autoridades a liberar de prisión a los activistas de los derechos humanos en Baréin. Estos incluyen a Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, fundador de BCHR – miembro de IFEX en Baréin, y su presidente Nabeel Rajab, quién fue arrestado otra vez.

El periodista y articulista del diario “La Prensa de Barinas”, Arturo Francis, denunció amenazas de secuestro en contra de su familia, luego de que una fuente cercana al Gobierno Regional del Estado Barinas, le informara que existen pretensiones de amedrentarlo de esta manera.

PHOTOGRAPHER DETAINED BY MILITARY OFFICERS On May 13, 2012, Alejandro Cegarra photographer for “Ultimas Noticias” newspaper was detained by officers of the National Guard who later deleted the pictures he had taken. Cegarra was taking pictures during Mothers´ Day in Yare prison. This happed in the state of Miranda, 50 kms east of Caracas. Cegarra […]

NEWS CREWS INSULTED AND ATTACKED On May 8, 2012 journalists and cameraman were physically and verbally attacked in the vicinity of “La Planta” prison while they covered the riots that took place there. This happened in downtown Caracas. The news crews were made up by journalist Daniel Guillermo Colina and his cameraman Luis Reaño (from […]

Estimada Erin. Gusto en saludarte. Te adjunto una alerta correspondiente al 02 de mayo. Posteriormente te estaré enviando dos alertas. Cualquier duda, nos escribes. Saludos, Carla INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS DENOUNCE PRESSURE FROM GOVERNMENT TO GO OFF AIR On May 2, 2012 independent producers of Sensacional 94.7 FM station denounced that the National Commission on Telecommunications of […]