Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Pucallpa journalist fears for his safety
On 1 February 2000, journalist Juan RamÃrez Vásquez, director of the television programme Facts (Hechos), which is broadcast by the local Global Television station in Pucallpa, sought protection from the Ucayali prefecture. The motivation for his request, according to the document presented by the journalist, was the arrival at his work place of a letter […]
Journalist called to testify in case initiated in 1997
Angel Páez has been summoned by the police’s Judicial District, under order of the Military Court’s Supreme Council (Consejo Supremo de Justicia Militar, CSJM), to testify in a case against National Peruvian Police (PNP) Chief Mario Iván Chávez Farfán, who is accused of treason. Páez is the head of the investigative division of “La República” […]
Journalists assaulted during a demonstration in Jaén
According to a press release received by IPYS, four journalists were physically and verbally assaulted on the second day of a protest organised by the Committee to Defend Jaen Consumers (Comité de Defensa de Usuarios de Jaén). The group is the Electronorte company for a reduction in their electricity rates. The incident occurred on 9 […]
Exiled journalist’s citizenship status still in question
On 4 February 2000, Baruch Ivcher Bronstein, the majority shareholder of television station Frecuencia Latina (Canal 2) sent a letter to members of congress in the United States and Europe, the Department of State, human rights groups and press freedom organisations, among others. The letter was sent from Tel Aviv, Israel, where Ivcher is currently […]
Radio station prevented from broadcasting because of legal proceedings
On 4 February 2000, IPYS reported that Radio 1160, a station with a nation-wide range, had not been allowed to broadcast since Wednesday 2 February. According to information published in the 4 February edition of “El Comercio” newspaper, the head of the Thirtieth Special Civil Court ordered that the stationâs transmitter be seized. The transmitter […]
Former minister verbally attacks journalists
The former prime minister under Alberto Fujimori, Javier Valle Riestra, verbally attacked journalists from a number of media outlets, according to a 4 February 2000 report in the daily “Liberacion.” The incident occurred in a hotel in downtown Lima, where Valle Riestra had just released a legal publication. As reported in “Liberacion”, the former minister […]
Rerun of television programme banned
Fernando Alfaro Venturo, director and host of the political analysis programme Line of Vision (Línea de Mira), protested a decision to stop broadcasting reruns of the show, which have been aired every Sunday night for over four years. The programme broadcasts live every Sunday at 7:00 a.m. (local time) and reruns air at 10:00 p.m. […]
Journalist charged with defamation
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 22 November 1999, Alfredo Bartolo Polo, director and founder of the Trujillo bi-weekly “Somos Norte”, was charged with defamation by Hermogenes Mendoza Alcalde, president of the Casa Grande sugar refinery board. The charges are motivated by Bartolo Polo’s critical position with regards to irregularities in the refinery’s privatisation process. Mendoza Alcalde maintained […]