Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Journalist assaulted by supporters of presidential candidate
(IPYS/IFEX) – On the afternoon of 8 February 2006, Karina Chávez, a reporter for the TV program “Prensa Libre” (“Free Press”), was attacked by a group of supporters of Ollanta Humala Tasso, presidential candidate for Union for Peru (Unión por el Perú, UPP), as she covered a meeting in the district of Comas, northern Lima. […]
Electoral officials attempt to suspend television broadcast
(IPYS/IFEX) – On the morning of 5 February 2006, personnel from Huaraz’s Special Electoral Jury attempted to suspend the broadcasting of ATV Channel 9 programme “Hora Clave”, in order to stop a live interview with Alfredo Vera Arana, the mayor of Independencia district, department of Huaraz, northwestern Peru. Inspectors Raquel Vírhuez Castillo and Aquilina Gladys […]
Private media outlets face restrictions during government celebration
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 2 February 2006, Casa Militar (Military House) security personnel placed restrictions on private media journalists during the celebration of the VII anniversary of President Hugo Chávez’s government’s rise to power, held in Teresa Carreño Theatre in Caracas. The reporters for TV channels Globovisión, Venevisión, RCTV and Televén, radio stations Unión Radio and […]
Radio journalist threatened in Huaraz
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 26 January 2006, Marcelo Sánchez Oliva, director and presenter of Radio Miramar’s news programme “Miramar en la Noticia”, received telephone threats while still on the air after he reported during his programme that a complaint had been filed against a sanitation company. The event took place in Huaraz, Ancash department, northeastern Peru. […]
State agency forbids journalist, editor from publishing articles referring to president’s daughter
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 9 January 2006, the National Council for Children and Adolescents’ Rights (el Consejo Nacional de Derechos del Niño y del Adolescente, CNDNA) in the municipality of Irribarren, state of Lara, in western Venezuela, notified the newspaper “TalCual” that administrative proceedings had been opened against it. The paper allegedly violated the “right” to […]
Mayor files complaint against TV journalists, editor for defamation
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 9 January 2006, journalists Raúl Tola and Carola Miranda, as well as editor Alfonso Ego Aguirre, of the “Cuarto Poder” television programme broadcast on América Televisión, were accused of defamation by the mayor of Nuevo Chimbote district, Valentín Fernández Bazán. Fernández filed the complaint at the district’s Penal Court in the city […]
Radio journalist receives death threat
(IPYS/IFEX) – On the night of 26 December 2005, journalist Rory Huaney Rodríguez of “Radio Orbita” received a death threat from Jean Carlo León Martínez, the son of Amaro León León. León León, the former mayor of Yungay province – located in the northeastern region of Ancash – was sentenced in December in connection with […]
Photographers assaulted by presidential security team
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 29 December 2005, photographers Leocadio Madera of “El Sol” newspaper and Wilar Lazo Molina of “El Compatriota” were assaulted by members of President Alejandro Toledo’s security team. The president had arrived in the southern city of Cusco to kick off various community campaigns. Arguing that the photographers were in a restricted access […]