Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Journalist briefly detained, facing legal proceedings for practising without a university degree
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 14 December 2006, Judge Richard Fernando Silva ordered the arrest of reporter Silvério Netto, who was interviewing him, in the town of Pará de Minas, in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Netto was working on an article for the community-based radio station Total FM’s webpage, BR Supernews, about a report […]

Body of disappeared journalist found, cause of death not yet determined
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 8 January 2007, the body of journalist Guevara Guevara Domínguez, editor and contributor of the digital edition of the U.S. weekly “Siglo XXI”, who disappeared on 8 October 2006, was found in the municipality of Ocampo, in the northeastern state of Durango. The body, which was found at the bottom of a […]

Court confirms ruling against journalist accused of defamation
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 15 December 2006, the Sixth Bench of the Appeals Court (Sala Sexta de la Corte de Apelaciones) confirmed the 2-year 11-month sentence against journalist Julio Balza, accused of having of defamed Minister Ramón Alonzo Carrizalez Rengifo, which had been passed by the Ninth Court of Justice (Tribunal Noveno de Juicio). The ruling […]

Teachers harass journalists in Ayacucho
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 8 January 2007, journalists Percy Rosado, of the newspaper “Jornada”, and Héctor Oré, director and programme host of Canal 33 television station, were harassed by a group of teachers belonging to the Education Workers’ Union (Sindicato Unitario de Trabajadores en la Educación, SUTEP) who were attempting to boycott the teacher evaluation exam […]

CPJ, IPYS cite “lack of transparency” in government’s decision regarding renewal of RCTV, call for greater commitment to freedom of expression
(CPJ/IPYS/IFEX) – The following is a 12 January 2007 CPJ and IPYS press release: CPJ, IPYS cite “lack of transparency” in Venezuelan broadcast case Caracas, Venezuela, January 12, 2007 – A joint delegation of the Committee to Protect Journalists and Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS) said today it is alarmed about the lack of transparency […]

Journalists attacked during march in Cochabamba to protest recent attacks on colleagues
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 10 January 2007, several journalists of the city of Cochabamba were assaulted while they protested against the attacks suffered by their colleagues on 8 January while covering a confrontation between government supporters and the police. In spite of the protection of the police during the march, journalist René Ordóñez was hit in […]

Number of journalists reported assaulted in Cochabamba protests rises
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 8 January 2007, journalists and photographers of various media outlets were assaulted while they covered a confrontation between government supporters and the police. The police were attempting to stop the demonstrators from storming the offices of the prefecture in Cochabamba, a city in central Bolivia. The protestors were demanding the retirement of […]

Armed assailants try to force threatened journalist’s guard to reveal her whereabouts after ransacking her home, damaging her documents
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 1 January 2007, the house of journalist Marilú Gambini was broken into by unidentified persons who rummaged through it, messed it up and tore papers that the journalist kept in boxes. This took place in Chimbote, northwestern Peru. The journalist has been in hiding since April 2006 when she started receiving death […]