Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Former minister hits journalist during interview and confiscates videotape
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 22 January 2007, former minister of public works Salvador Ric assaulted camera operator Álvaro Suárez, of Canal 39 Full TV television station, during an interview in the politician’s office in the city of Santa Cruz, eastern Bolivia. The former official was annoyed by a question posed by journalist Daniel Castro and ordered […]
Municipal officials assault two journalists, threaten to kill them for investigating corruption
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 20 January 2007, journalists Elizabeth Salinas, host and reporter for the radio programme “Satélite Noticias”, and Cinthia Florez, photographer for the magazine “Cono Este”, were struck, insulted, and issued death threats by José Luis Zafra and Mazzi Soto, officials of the municipality of Chosica, a district to the east of Lima. The […]
Football fans assault radio reporter in Porto Alegre
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 17 January 2007, Radio Gaúcha reporter Rafael Serra was assaulted by Grêmio football team fans when he was covering the arrival of the team’s new goalkeeper to Porto Alegre’s airport, in southern Brazil. The reporter suspects that the attack was the result of criticisms made by the radio station’s commentators about acts […]
Journalist accused of fraud and other crimes says he is being persecuted by Táchira State governor
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 20 November 2006, Juan de Jesús Gutierrez, a prosecutor who works for the Ministry of the Prosecutor General (Fiscalía General de la República) and who is authorised to bring charges anywhere within the country, charged journalist Gustavo Azócar with making illegal profits to the detriment of the government, forging a private document […]
Police assault cameraman covering student demonstration, briefly detain him and assistant, seize videotape
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 18 December 2006, TV Récord television station cameraman Marcelo Assunção and his assistant Fábio Souza were threatened, assaulted and arrested by members of the Metropolitan Civilian Guard Mediation Troop (Tropa de Mediación de la Guardia Civil Metropolitana, GCM), while they were covering a student demonstration near the mayor’s office in São Paulo. […]
Journalist mistreated by hotel owner in Iquitos
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 11 January 2007, journalist Marbella Mamani, a reporter for Radio Loreto’s programme “Loreto en la Noticia”, was assaulted by the owner of Dorado Plaza Hotel, Beto Rodríguez, who also grabbed her mobile phone. The incident took place in the city of Iquitos, in northeastern Peru, when the journalist attempted to interview the […]
Private media denied access to press conference
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 11 January 2007, several private media outlets were denied access to the National Commission for Police Reform (Comisión Nacional para la Reforma Policial) press conference where the proposal for the country?s new police model was presented. This took place at the Ministry of External Relations (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) in Caracas. All […]
Politician calls for investigation of media “conspiring against government”; National Assembly rejects OAS leader’s censorship allegations
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 9 January 2007, Iris Varela, a National Assembly member belonging to the governing party, formally asked the National Assembly to urge the judiciary and the Ministry of the Attorney General (Ministerio Público) to launch criminal investigations against all media that, like Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV), have “conspired against the government”. The request […]