Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Journalist fired following report on slave labour
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 21 June 2005, Cícero Belmar, executive director of “Jornal do Commercio” newspaper in Pernambuco State, was fired after authorising the publication of a report on slave labour in the state. The story described a Ministry of Labour operation in June that set free some 1,200 agriculture workers on a farm in Mato […]
Businessman launches legal action against journalists for defamation and insult
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 10 July 2005, businessman Nelson Tanure, owner of the “Gazeta Mercantil” and “Jornal do Brasil” newspapers, launched legal action against Aziz Filho (president of the Rio de Janeiro Journalists’ Union), Fred Ghedini (president of the São Paulo Journalists’ Union), Murilo Fiuza de Melo (reporter for “Lide” magazine) and Luiz Chaves (president of […]
Television station director forced to leave Antioquia after attempt on his life and further intimidation
(FLIP/IFEX) – The following is a 14 July 2005 joint statement: Foundation for Press Freedom Solidarity Centre of the International Federation of Journalists Institute for Press and Society Reporters Without Borders Journalist Julián Alberto Ochoa Restrepo, director of AUPAN television channel in the town of Andes, Antioquia, left the region on 13 July 2005 after […]
Journalist receives death threat from Piauí State Assembly representative
(IPYS/IFEX) – Journalist Efrém Ribeiro has reported that Piauí State Assembly Representative Homero Castelo Branco threatened him on 16 June 2005, at the Assembly building. Ribeiro believes he received the death threat in retaliation for an article of his published in the Teresina, Piauí newspaper “Meio Norte”, about charges filed in the Regional Federal Court […]
Judge bars selected media from press conference
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 11 July 2005, Robinson Gonzáles Campos, presiding magistrate of the First Criminal Provisional Bench of the Supreme Court, barred certain media from a press conference, alleging that they had twisted his previous statements and insulted his work. The conference was being held to explain the reasons for the decision to release several […]
Press organisations condemn President Uribe’s statements, call for a state policy to guarantee press freedom and the right to information
(FLIP/IFEX) – The following is a 7 July 2005 joint statement: The Institute for Press and Society (Instituto Prensa y Sociedad, IPYS), based in Peru, Reporters sans frontieres (RSF), the International Solidarity Centre of the International Federation of Journalists (CESOFIP), Media for Peace (Medios para la Paz, MPP) and FLIP are concerned about President Álvaro […]
Former senator allegedly behind new threats against journalist Daniel Coronell
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 27 June 2005, journalist Daniel Coronell, director of the television news programme “Noticias Uno”, reported on his opinion column, which appears in “Semana” magazine, that on 19 June he received an anonymous threatening e-mail. Information technology specialists hired by the journalist determined that the e-mail was sent from the home of former […]
Journalists assaulted by protesters
(IPYS/IFEX) – On the morning of 8 July 2005, journalists Eduardo Liñán Castañeda of Channel 25 station, Álvaro Briones of Telenorte and camera operator Daniel Urday were physically and verbally assaulted by a group of angry citizens. The incident occurred while they were reporting on a meeting between local residents and the authorities at the […]