Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Court fines radio station for ignoring its order to withdraw election commentary from Web page
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 19 October 2006, the Superior Electoral Tribunal (Tribunal Superior Electoral, TSE) of Brazil fined CBN radio station nearly US$10,000 for disseminating the comment of one of its columnists about an electoral debate, which presented one of the presidential candidates in an unfavorable light, something prohibited by law. [The court had earlier ordered […]
Journalists investigating candidate’s electoral campaign intimidated
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 23 October 2006, journalists Jorge Tello and Segundo Infante of the weekly newspaper “D-Bate”, told IPYS that they have been threatened by members of Piura municipal council candidate José Aguilar’s retinue since they published several articles about the financing of his campaign. The city of Piura is situated in northern Perú. According […]
Journalist murdered in Cali, perpetrators and motives unknown
(IPYS/IFEX) – On the night of 12 October 2006, journalist Francisco Bonilla Romero was shot in the face and killed after a tussle with two masked men. The authorities have still not determined the motives for the murder. The crime took place in Cali, a city in western Colombia. On 19 October, Cali Metropolitan Police […]
Protesters threaten journalists, force them to broadcast their demands on radio programme
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 18 October 2006, around 20 protesters, members of the Education Workers’ Union of Perú (SUTEP), stormed into the premises of Master Mix radio station a few minutes before the broadcast of the programme “Actualidad Regional” and forced journalists Enma Gutiérrez and Pilar Solís to broadcast their demands live. The teachers warned them […]
“Demobilised” paramilitary group threatens to kill two journalists and their relatives
(IPYS/IFEX) – Since the beginning of October 2006, Radio Galeón radio station journalist Camilo Munive Aya and Vany Johan Sierra, a journalist who works for both “Hoy Diario del Magdalena” newspaper and Radio Fuego Estéreo radio station, have been receiving telephoned death threats from members of a demobilised paramilitary group calling itself “Las Águilas Negras”. […]
Mayor sues journalist for alleged defamation
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 12 July 2006, journalist Antonio Rojas Ramírez, of the newspaper “Ahora”, was accused of defamation by Rider Padilla Sinarahua, mayor of the district of Lagunas, Alto Amazonas province, northeastern Peru. The mayor is asking for 80,000 nuevos soles (approx. US$ 25,000) in damages. The lawsuit stems from Rojas’s reporting of allegations by […]
Journalist and newspaper sued by penitentiary director for defamation
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 4 September 2006, journalist Hermes Rivera Guerrero and Chiclayo newspaper “El Correo” were sued for defamation and slander by Adolfo Riojas Gálvez, director of the “Bagua Grande” penitentiary, after they published, on 19 August, the testimony of a prisoner who accused Riojas of being responsible for the attack he suffered during a […]
Television reporters shoved and hit during protest march
(IPYS/IFEX) – On the morning of 5 October 2006, Clarita Vásquez Maldonado and Perla Polo Salés – reporters for América TV television station’s programme “Primera Edición Chiclayo” – were assaulted by two individuals presumed to be protesters when they were covering the protest march of council workers of the city of Chiclayo in northwestern Perú. […]