Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

(IPYS/IFEX) – At 11:30 a.m. (local time) on 29 February 2004, Bernabé Rodríguez, a photojournalist for the weekly “El Tiempo” in Puerto La Cruz, northeastern Venezuela, received injuries to his face while he was covering demonstrations in the city of Barcelona, capital of Anzoátegui state. The incident occurred when a group of demonstrators who oppose […]

(IPYS/IFEX) – On 29 February 2004, Felipe Izquierdo, a camera operator for the international television network Univisión, was shot while covering a demonstration by opposition supporters near Francia de Altamira plaza, in the eastern part of Caracas. Caracas fire department chief Rodolfo Briceño confirmed that Izquierdo was shot in the foot while he was covering […]

(IPYS/IFEX) – Representatives of three private television stations, Globovisión, Venevisión and Televen, have demanded that the Attorney General’s Office take measures to safeguard their personnel and property. On 20 February 2004, the television stations’ legal representatives went to the Attorney General’s Office to demand information regarding complaints they have registered over the last two years […]

(FLIP/IPYS/IFEX) – FLIP and IPYS are concerned about recent actions against the press in Barrancabermeja and demand that the local and national authorities take the necessary measures to ensure that journalists can freely exercise their profession in the city. The situation for media outlets in the port city of Barrancabermeja, in northeastern Colombia, has become […]

(IPYS/IFEX) – Antonio De la Torre Echeandía, a 43-year-old journalist for Radio Orbita in the city of Yungay, Ancash region, was assassinated on 14 February 2004 while on his way home after attending a party. According to information obtained by IPYS, De la Torre Echeandía was stabbed by two individuals who intercepted him in the […]

(IPYS/IFEX) – Víctor Serra, a news reporter for the daily “Cambio de Siglo”, was assaulted by eight anti-riot police officers. The incident occurred during a student protest in the Andean city of Mérida, Mérida state, southwestern Venezuela. On 12 February 2004, students from a number of universities staged a demonstration to urge the National Electoral […]

(IPYS/IFEX) – Journalist Euro Lobo, of the OMC television station, in the city of Mérida, capital of Mérida state, southwestern Venezuela, has complained to IPYS that he was assaulted by a demonstrator on the afternoon of 29 January 2004. The incident occurred during a day of citywide protests. The journalist told IPYS that he was […]

(IPYS/IFEX) – On 9 February 2004, Carlos Muñoz, president of the Telesistema television station, was injured in an attack that resulted in the death of his driver, Ricardo Mendoza. The incident occurred at 10:15 p.m. (local time), as Muñoz was heading home, on the road to Samborondón, Guayas province, Guyaquil, when his vehicle was intercepted […]