Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Journalist assaulted, documents stolen
(IPYS/IFEX) – At midday on 28 March 2005, two unidentified individuals entered the home of Marilu Gambini Lostanau, a freelance journalist based in Chimbote, northern Peru. The two individuals restrained Gambini, then proceeded to destroy and steal several documents related to an ongoing journalistic investigation. Gambini immediately reported the incident to the police. The journalist […]
Journalist assaulted by municipal police officers
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 26 March 2005, at 1:00 p.m. (local time), a group of 15 municipal police officers assaulted journalist Víctor Abel del Castillo Saavedra, of TV Sur Canal 9 station. The journalist sustained minor injuries all over his body. The incident occurred in Nazarenas square, in the city of Cusco, southeastern Peru. Del Castillo […]
Radio station’s equipment and files stolen
(IPYS/IFEX) – In the early of 17 March 2005, unidentified individuals forced their way into “La Inolvidable” radio station and stole equipment and files from the station. The incident took place in Sicuani, 120 km from the city of Cusco, southeastern Peru. The station’s director, Salvador Durand Aguilar, told IPYS that when he and his […]
Photojournalist assaulted by riot police
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 14 March 2005, a group of police officers, equipped with anti-riot gear, assaulted Edwin Benavente, a reporter for the daily “Nuestro Diario”, as he was covering riots that erupted in Guatemala City during protests against a free trade agreement. The incident took place during a violent confrontation between rioters, who were throwing […]
Demonstrators set fire to RBS television network vehicle
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 15 March 2005, a vehicle owned by the RBS television network was set on fire near the town of Sarandi, Rio Grande do Sul state. RBS cameraman Éverton Machado and reporter Leonel Lacerda were on a highway, covering a demonstration by farmers against federal proposals to control a drought in the region. […]
Journalist fined in defamation case
(IPYS/IFEX) – Columnist Odorico Leal de Carvalho was fined US$1,300 after a court in Piauí state, northeastern Brazil, ruled against him in a defamation case. The lawsuit was launched by State Attorney General Emir Martins Filho, who felt that an article published in the local “Folha Picoense” newspaper defamed him. The newspaper is based in […]
Municipal officials assault journalist and seize audiovisual materials
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 2 March 2005, José Antonio Simons Cappa, director of “El Huinsho” magazine, was assaulted and threatened by municipal officials in Alto Amazonas province, Loreto region, after he videotaped an informal meeting between the officials and a provincial public prosecutor. The incident took place in the main square of the city of Yurimaguas, […]
Radio station fined for “defamation”
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 7 March 2005, the Brazilian High Court ordered Radio Antena 1 station, located in Amapá state, to pay US$7,500 to Senator João Capiberibe for “calumny and defamation.” The decision confirmed a 1996 ruling by a local Amapá court. The senator sued the station over a radio soap opera character called “João Capiroto”, […]