Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Daily “Referendum” reappears
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 22 November 1999, the daily “Referendum” began publishing again “Referendum” had ceased publishing at the beginning of last October. The reason given at the time was financial trouble. However the owners – less than two months later – have again produced the daily, this time without all the independent journalists (who were […]
Legal campaign launched against journalists’ association
IPYS/IFEX) – On 19 November 1999, Guillermo Gonzales Arica, journalist with “Caretas” magazine and member of the journalists’ association Prensa Libre, was summonsed to the headquarters of the Public Ministry’s provincial offices by the Policing Division of the Public Ministry to present himself. The request was made by the Provincial Attorney’s Office on Taxation and […]
Another pamphlet defames opposition candidates and independent press
(IPYS/IFEX) – “El Sur” is a new pro-government pamphlet which has recently appeared in Ica and other southern Peruvian cities. It joins forces with numerous defamatory publications being distributed in Lima, the northern coast and the mountains, to praise President Alberto Fujimori, and defame opposition candidates and the independent press, especially the daily “La República”. […]
Huaraz journalist shot
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 10 November 1999, at approximately 3:00 p.m. (local time), journalist Angel Durán Leon was shot on the road to the province of Aija (located two hours from Huaraz), by the Huancapeti hill. Durán is a reporter with Radio Quassar in Huaraz, Ancash department, in Peru’s northern mountainous region. At the time, he […]
US senate unanimously approves resolution on press freedom and the independence of Peruvian judicial and electoral institutions
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 8 November 1999, at 8:00 p.m. (local time), the US Senate approved Resolution 209, expressing its concern over the Peruvian government’s interference in matters related to press freedom and the independence of the Peruvian judicial and electoral institutions. **Updates IFEX alert of 8 October 1999** The resolution was approved unanimously and without […]
Former radio and television association president laments lack of freedom of expression
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 8 November 1999, the former president of the Peruvian Association of Radio and Television (Asociacion de Radio y Television del Perú, ARTV), Genaro Delgado Párker publically announced that “Not only is there no freedom of expression in Peruvian television stations, but there are also no legal safeguards whatsoever.” He was responding to […]
New tabloid distributed in northern Peru
(IPYS/IFEX) – A pamphlet simultaneously appeared in Trujillo and Chiclayo, capitals of the northern Peruvian provinces of Libertad and Lambayeque, respectively. Similar to other spurious publications which have appeared previously, it contained a false telephone number and address. The fortnightly pamphlet under discussion, called “Solido Norte”, is edited in Lima and directed by José Bocardo […]
Journalists’ appeal for protection of their constitutional rights is rejected
(IPYS/IFEX) – The Public Law Court rejected an appeal by the journalists’ association, Prensa Libre, which had argued that the legal proceedings against the group were in violation of journalists’ constitutional rights. The journalists are facing charges brought against them by the chief officers of the National Intelligence Service (Servicio de Inteligencia Nacional, SIN) and […]