Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Journalist prevented from leaving country
(IPYS/IFEX) – Juan Carlos Tafur Rivera, a journalist and director of the daily “Correo”, was prevented from leaving Peru on the evening of 22 November 2003. Tafur Rivera had planned to participate in an event hosted by the Federation of Latin American Banks (Federación Latinoamericana de Bancos), which was to take place in Miami from […]
Journalist assassinated in Santa Marta
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 11 November 2003, journalist Zully Esther Codina was assassinated in the city of Santa Marta, in Magdalena department. The 49-year-old journalist hosted the “Entérese” opinion programme, broadcast every Saturday on Radio Rodadero Todelar. During the week, she worked at the Julio Méndez Barreneche central hospital in Santa Marta. At approximatly 7:30 a.m. […]
RCTV news team harassed by security police in Táchira
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 3 November 2003, an RCTV television station news team was harassed by officers of the security police (Dirección de los Servicios de Inteligencia y Prevención, DISIP) and prevented from carrying out its work. Journalist Yamile Jiménez and camera operator Jesús Molina were trying to obtain information about the medical condition of a […]
Officials deny existence of a military plan to spy on television station reporters
(IPYS/IFEX) – Defence Minister Aurelio Loret de Mola and the Peruvian army’s commander-in-chief, General Roberto Chiabra León, denied the existence of a plan by the army’s Intelligence Service (Servicio de Inteligencia del Ejército, SIE) to spy on Frecuencia Latina Canal 2’s owner and reporters. On the 21 October 2003 edition of the television station’s “En […]
Journalist harassed
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 10 October 2003, photojournalist Luis Gil, of “El Diario de Caracas” newspaper, was verbally abused and his camera and press credentials were confiscated while he was reporting on an event at a Caracas restaurant. Gil told IPYS that he was at the restaurant covering an inspection by representatives of the national customs […]
Security forces attempt to prevent journalists from reporting on evictions of former petroleum company employees
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 13 October 2003, members of the National Guard and security police (Dirección de los Servicios de Inteligencia y Prevención, DISIP) attempted to restrict access by the press to a residents’ assembly at facilities owned by the state petroleum company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), in San Tomé, Anzoátegui state, in north-eastern Venezuela. In […]
Journalist condemns military’s plan to spy on television station owner and reporters
(IPYS/IFEX) – On the night of 21 October 2003, journalist César Hildebrandt, host of “En la boca del lobo” programme, broadcast on Frecuencia Latina Canal 2 television station, denounced the existence of a plan to put Baruch Ivcher Bronstein, the station’s majority shareholder, and the television’s reporters under surveillance. Hildebrandt presented as evidence a 3 […]
Press continues to come under attack
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 15 October 2003, the Bolivian Press Workers Federation (Federación de Trabajadores de la Prensa de Bolivia) condemned the army for firing at two journalists while they were covering the violent repression of a demonstration by miners in Patacamaya municipality. The miners were marching towards the city of La Paz to demand President […]