Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Arbitrary fine imposed on Canal N for an inadvertent broadcast
The National Elections Board (Jurado Nacional de Elecciones, JNE) will impose a fine of 100 tax assessment units (Unidades Impositivas Tributarias, UIT), equivalent to 290 thousand new soles (approx. US$84,000), on Canal N for allegedly violating Elections Law No. 26859. This law prohibits media from disseminating information about voter preferences outside of the time period […]
Prosecutor opens investigation into “El Comercio” newspaper case
On 20 March 2000, IPYS reported that the ad-hoc prosecutor appointed to the Exchange Rate Market (Mercado Único de Cambios, MUC) dollars case, Jorge Sanz Quiroz, initiated a preliminary investigation of the “El Comercio” newspaper. In comments broadcast on Channel 2 television station, Luis García Miro Elguera, a former shareholder and general manager of “El […]
Threats against press freedom denounced in Iquitos
Mayor Iván Vásquez, municipal authorities and a large number of journalists from different news media assembled in the La Concertacion hall of the Provincial Municipality of Maynas, in eastern Peru, to issue a declaration denouncing attempts to thwart press freedom. In the declaration, they protested the 14 March 2000 attack against journalist Luis Ugaz Espinoza, […]
Lawyer subject to legal harassment
After two years, Lima’s thirty-first criminal court is attempting to re-open the case against Heriberto BenÃtez for a supposed “press felony”. BenÃtez is a parliamentary candidate for Somos Perú and counsel for Leonor La Rosa, a former agent with the Army Intelligence Service (Servicio de Inteligencia del Ejército, SIE). BenÃtez explained to “La República” newspaper, […]
Media receives unusual “visits” from the army
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 29 February 2000, Alberto Enrique Pintado, a journalist with Radio Galaxia in Bagua Grande, Department of Amazonas, submitted a report to IPYS about an incident which occurred on 17 February. In the report, the journalist stated that a man who was not wearing a uniform, but claimed to be a member of […]
Journalist receives death threats from mayor
**Updates IFEX alert of 1 March 2000** (IPYS/IFEX) – Lorenzo Sánchez Cabanillas, mayor of the province of Chepén and leader of the governing alliance Perú 2000, has been accused of issuing death threats against journalist Luis Villanueva Lopez. Villanueva is the director and host of the news radio programme La Voz Informativa, broadcast by Los […]
Journalist attacked in Yurimaguas
(IPYS/IFEX) – Teobaldo Menéndez FachÃn, director and host of the radio programme Inédito, broadcast by Station X of Yurimaguas, Department of Loreto, was attacked by and received death threats from two unidentified attackers. According to a report submitted by Menéndez FachÃn to the police station in Yurimaguas, the attack occurred on 26 February 2000 at […]
Radio journalists threatened in Rioja
Hugo Ushiñahua Panduro, owner of the Red Univision Satélite radio station, based in Nueva Cajamarca, Rioja province, informed IPYS that, since Thursday 30 December 1999, he has been receiving a number of anonymous death threats via telephone. On 16 February 2000, Ushiñahua asked the Nueva Cajamarca district governor, José Santos Díaz Carrasco, for protection. In […]