Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Reporter and camera operator assaulted in Chimbote
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 4 February 2004, reporter Abigail Díaz Moncada, of “Diario de Chimbote” newspaper, and Edwin Azaña Alejos, camera operator for “The Power of Information” programme, broadcast on Channel 31 television station, were verbally and physically assaulted by members of the Civil Construction Workers’ Union in the city of Chimbote. The group is led […]
Camera operator assaulted in Iquitos
(IPYS/IFEX) – Douglas Flores Caballero, a camera operator for the television station Channel N in Iquitos, Loreto region, was assaulted by members of the Partido Aprista Peruano party, while covering a confrontation between two factions of the party. One of the warring groups was trying to keep Augusto Vargas Fernández from being sworn in as […]
Attacks against journalists in Chimbote intensify
(IPYS/IFEX) – Journalists from several local and national media outlets were attacked in Chimbote, the provincial capital of Santa, Ancash region, by municipal security personnel and individuals reportedly hired by Mayor Estuardo Díaz Delgado. The mayor was recently suspended from office by the city councillors. The incident occurred on 2 February 2004, at approximately 11:00 […]
Politician threatens journalists with legal action
(IPYS/IFEX) – Fernando Olivera Vega, Peru’s ambassador to Spain and leader of the Frente Independiente Moralizador (FIM) party, said he plans to ask the Attorney General’s Office to investigate the actions of Juan Carlos Tafur, director of the daily “Correo”, and journalists Catherine Lanceros and Beto Ortiz. Olivera believes the three are responsible for implicating […]
Journalist detained following judge’s order
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 30 January 2004, at approximately 2:00 p.m. (local time), officers of the Tarapoto Police’s Legal Division arrested journalist Guillermo Navas Chujuntalli, director of “Panorama Regional” magazine. The journalist was arrested at his home, in the city of Tarapoto, capital of San Martín region, following an order by Judge Francisco Urtecho Solís, of […]
Journalists harassed and attacked in Chimbote
(IPYS/IFEX) – In recent days, journalists from several media outlets who cover events at the Santa Provincial Municipality town council, in the city of Chimbote, Ancash region, have been harassed and verbally assaulted. They have been targeted by the municipality’s security personnel and by individuals reportedly hired by officials linked to Mayor Estuardo Díaz Delgado. […]
Journalist faces complaint for defamation
(IPYS/IFEX) – Member of Congress Jorge Mufarech Nemy, of the Perú Posible ruling party, has filed a complaint against journalist Pedro Eduardo Salinas Chacaltana. Salinas is a columnist for the daily “Correo” and hosts the “Suma de opiniones” programme, broadcast on La Inolvidable radio station. Mufarech alleges the journalist defamed him and is seeking a […]
Journalist assaulted
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 31 December 2003, Joel Valencia Palomino, a journalist, director of “El Eco Picotino” magazine and editor of the weekly “El Sol del Huallaga”, in the city of Picota, San Martín region, was assaulted by Picota Provincial Municipality Councillor Hugo Laurencio Rengifo Tello. Rengifo Tello is affiliated with the Partido Aprista Peruano political […]