Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Journalists assaulted upon questioning general about human rights violations during dictatorship
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 13 September 2006, a group of journalists was assaulted by unidentified persons when they attempted to approach General Gregorio Álvarez, de facto president of Uruguay in the seventies and eighties during the military dictatorship. The incident took place following a ceremony honouring a retired army colonel, in the premises of the Military […]
Journalist repeatedly intimidated
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 6 September 2006, journalist Luis Crisólogo Espejo denounced being the victim of a number of threats by unidentified persons. According to the journalist, the harassment began on 28 August when a car with tinted windows sped towards him and continued on 5 September when he realized that he was being filmed from […]
Molotov cocktails thrown against television station headquarters; reporter threatened
(IPYS/IFEX) – During the early hours of 8 September 2006, unidentified persons threw two molotov cocktails against the facilities of the state television station Channel 7, in the city of Santa Cruz, eastern Bolivia. There were no casualties or material damage. Security personnel were able to put out the fire caused by the explosions. Police […]
Four journalists threatened, accuse chief of police
(IPYS/IFEX) – Since July 2006, four journalists have been threatened with assault in the city of Casma, in Ancash region of northeastern Peru. They accuse Casma’s chief of police, Major Marino Jiménez Carrera, of being responsible for the threats. The journalists are Pablo Carrión Hurtado, Ronald Márquez Rosales, Gustavo Samame León and Aldo Meza Torres. […]
Prosecutor demands four-year prison sentence for journalist accused of obstructing justice
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 24 August 2006, State Prosecutor Pedro Angulo Arana requested a four-year prison sentence for journalist Humberto Ortiz Pajuelo, accused of committing a crime against the administration of justice by concealing evidence. The requested penalty also includes the payment of 10,000 nuevos soles (approx. US$ 3,200) in civil reparations. Ortiz has been charged […]
Widow of murdered journalist takes government before IACHR over absolution of suspected killers
(IPYS/IFEX) – The following is a 7 September 2006 IPYS press release: ANTONIO DE LA TORRE’S WIDOW FILES ACTION AGAINST THE PERUVIAN STATE AT THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IPYS announces that, together with Dina Ramírez, widow of murdered journalist Antonio de la Torre, it has filed a complaint before the Inter-American Commission on […]
Radio journalists receive death threats
(IPYS/IFEX) – On the morning of 6 September 2006, four unidentified women threatened to kill Radio Capullana journalists Marco Rumiche and Patricia Navarro. The threats were made at the door of the radio station. According to Rumiche, the assailants did not mention their specific motives but hinted that their threats were related to accusations broadcast […]
Protesters assault journalist
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 7 August 2006, journalist Manases Capriles, of the daily newspaper “El Siglo”, was assaulted by a group of protesters, supporters of the independent political movement known as “ROGE”, when he was covering a protest in the town of Turmero, Aragua state, in central Venezuela. According to Capriles, Manuel Varela, a town council […]