Articles by Centro Nacional de Comunicación Social
Reporter Gloria Rubí struck by singer Alejandra Guzmán
(CENCOS/IFEX) – According to Notimex news agency and “El Universal” newspaper, entertainment reporter Gloria Rubí was assaulted by rock singer Alejandra Guzmán. Guzmán had just performed as part of the eleventh anniversary celebration of the television programme “Otro rollo” when she struck the Televisa Puebla reporter and then refused to be interviewed by other reporters […]
Authorities seize transmission equipment and shut down two community-based radio stations in Oaxaca
(CENCOS/IFEX) – The following is an abridged version of an 8 December 2005 CENCOS press release: Authorities seize transmission equipment and shut down two community-based radio stations in Oaxaca CENCOS, 8 December 2005 – On 7 December, the Federal Preventive Police (Policía Federal Preventiva, PFP) carried out two separate but coordinated actions against two community […]
Government officials fail to attend first meeting on precautionary measures granted by IACHR on behalf of “Noticias” newspaper staff
(CENCOS/IFEX) – The following is an abridged version of a letter from CENCOS and others to Santiago Cantón, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Santiago A. Cantón Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights We are writing you on behalf of CENCOS, the organisation that requested the precautionary measures on […]
IACHR urges government to adopt precautionary measures on behalf of Oaxacan newspaper editor and employees
(CENCOS/IFEX) – The following is a 31 October 2005 CENCOS press release: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today informed CENCOS that it is asking the Mexican government to adopt precautionary measures to protect Ericel Gómez Nucamendi, the director of the Oaxaca newspaper “Noticias, Voz e Imagen de Oaxaca”, and 116 newspaper employees. The […]
Unidentified individuals vandalise CENCOS director’s vehicle
(CENCOS/IFEX) – The following is an abridged version of a 16 January 2005 press release by CENCOS and other human rights organisations: Unidentified individuals vandalise CENCOS director’s vehicle “for no apparent reason” Tensions rise in Oaxaca state Human rights defender Eréndira Cruzvillegas, director of the Mexico City-based organisation CENCOS, came under attack during a three-day […]
Informe de CENCOS sobre libertad de expresión en México
(CENCOS/IFEX) – Lo que sigue es un informe de CENCOS: PRESENTACION DEL INFORME DE LIBERTAD DE EXPRESION EN MEXICO Por un derecho pleno a la comunicación, libertad de expresión, acceso a la información. Urge una Reforma Integral de los Medios Ubicación de la agenda pendiente desde la sociedad civil Por: Eréndira Cruzvillegas Fuentes[1] … asegurar […]
Detained French journalists end hunger strike
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 22 December 2003 CPJ press release PAKISTAN: Journalists arrested, missing New York, December 22, 2003-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is concerned about two journalists who were arrested in Pakistan last week: Marc Epstein, a reporter with the French news magazine L’Express, and Jean-Paul Guilloteau, a L’Express photographer. CPJ […]
Civil society groups condemn presidential decree on radio and television legislation
(CENCOS/IFEX) – The following is a 12 October 2002 letter to President Vicente Fox Quesada by the Group of Civil Society Organisations participating in the Round Table for the Complete Revision of Radio and Television Legislation (“Grupos de Participacion Ciudadana ante la Mesa de Diálogo para la Revision Integral de la Legislacion de Radio y […]