Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Journalists threatened for investigating murder in Salta
(IPYS/IFEX) – Since November 2006, a group of journalists in the city of Salta, in north-eastern Argentina, has been threatened via telephone and e-mail after they reported on the alleged connection of former pro-government congress member Ernesto Aparicio, and of drug traffickers to the murder of rural businesswoman Liliana Ledesma, which took place on 21 […]
Supreme Court sentences journalist to 10 months of social work for defamation
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 5 December 2006, the Supreme Court of Justice sentenced journalist Luis Verón, of the newspaper “ABC Color”, to 10 months of social work for defamation, slander and calumny. The sentence is the result of a suit filed by architect Luis Pereira Javaloyes after Verón published an article in 1999 that questioned the […]
Telemundo television network prevented from broadcasting on elections
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 3 December 2006, officials who identified themselves as members of the National Commission for Telecommunications (Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, CONATEL) forced Telemundo to suspend its transmission of the presidential elections from a hotel in Caracas. According to the network’s producer, Pablo Iacut, a military helicopter flew over the hotel as the officials […]
Police officer threatens journalist in Chimbote after being photographed drinking in station
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 2 December 2006, journalist Miguel Ángel Palomino, of the newspaper “Diario de Chimbote”, was threatened at gunpoint by the National Police’s Chimbote Division’s Emergency Squadron chief, Captain Jorge Gonzáles Sánchez, after he took a photograph of the officer drinking alcohol with a group of other policemen in the back of the police […]
President Chávez threatens to close television stations that broadcast voting station exit polls on election day
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 30 November 2006, during a press conference, President Hugo Chávez, who is running for re-election, warned that he would close private television stations if they broadcasted exit poll results about voter choices in the 3 December elections before the official results from the National Electoral Council are tabulated and announced. Chávez reiterated […]
Police injure two journalists during confrontation with demonstrators, one in critical condition
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 5 December 2006, freelance journalist Wilmar Taychihua was shot in the head while he was covering a confrontation between demonstrators and the National Police in the city of Abancay, southeastern Peru. The demonstrators were attempting to storm the headquarters of Apurímac’s regional government when the police opened fire. The bullet that hit […]
Officials confiscate journalist’s documents
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 29 November 2006, officials of the Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio de Gobierno) confiscated documents related to alleged administrative irregularities which took place in the Migrations Office in the city of Santa Cruz, eastern Bolivia, in the possession of journalist José Antonio Quisbert, of the newspaper “Nuevo Día”. Ministry personnel detained Quisbert […]
National Assembly member urges president’s supporters to be prepared to take control of private media outlets on election day
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 29 November 2006, National Assembly Member Iris Valera, of the ruling party, asked the followers of President Hugo Chávez, who is running for re-election, to get ready to take control of private television and radio stations on 3 December – the day of the presidential elections – as she fears that those […]