Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

(IPYS/IFEX) – During an 11 March 2004 press conference, Juan Carvo Iparraguirre, Junín’s regional education director, assaulted journalist Ginés Barrios Alderete and his wife, Clorinda Romero Quispe. Barrios had organised the press conference to disseminate information about a 1997 attack by Carvo against a student. At 3:30 p.m. (local time), Carvo arrived at the press […]

(IPYS/IFEX) – On 27 February 2004, three members of Radio Perola community radio station were attacked in Caracas. The station’s workers have also received telephone calls and e-mails containing death threats. Radio Perola broadcasts to the Caricuao area, in the western part of Caracas. Elida Polanco, a member of Radio Perola’s board of directors, said […]

(IPYS/IFEX) – On 3 March 2004, photojournalist Ana Marchese was injured while covering a march organised by the opposition in Ciudad Bolívar, the capital of Bolívar state in southern Venezuela. Marchese, a photojournalist for “Correo del Caroní” newspaper with more than 32 years of professional experience, was hit in the back by a tear gas […]

(IPYS/IFEX) – The Attorney General’s Office has issued an order calling for “protective measures” for 27 journalists who have been wounded or attacked while covering the demonstrations held throughout Venezuela between 27 February and 3 March 2004. The decision is in response to a request filed by a department of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The […]

(IPYS/IFEX) – On the evening of 2 March 2004, camera operator Frank Molina, of Televen television station, was assaulted and his camera was seized. On 27 February, camera operator Carlos Montenegro, also of Televen, was shot in the leg and journalist Berenice Gómez, of “Últimas Noticias” newspaper, was robbed, assaulted and threatened. All three incidents […]

(IPYS/IFEX) – Between 28 February and 1 March 2004, four photojournalists for the regional daily “Avance” were attacked, threatened or prevented from carrying out their work in the city of San Antonio de los Altos, near Caracas. Tito Díaz was injured when he was hit by pellets, Antonio González had a gun pointed at him […]

(IPYS/IFEX) – On the night of 2 March 2004, Juan Carlos Aguirre, a journalist for CMT television station, was injured when he was assaulted by military personnel while on assignment in the eastern part of Caracas. CMT camera operator Alejandro Marcano’s equipment was also taken from him and one of his hands was slightly injured. […]

(IPYS/IFEX) – On 29 February and 1 March 2004, two photographers and one television reporter were injured, another two reporters were threatened and assaulted and a photojournalist’s camera was taken from him. The journalists and photographers were covering protests by opposition supporters demanding that the National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral, CNE) call a referendum […]