Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
New attack against independent press
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 31 May 1999, a new publication called “Repúdica” appeared in Lima’s newspaper kiosks. No address or telephone number was listed for the publication and, under the address of a non existent person, a copy of the logo and format used by “La República” appeared. “La República”‘s editor, opposition member of congress Gustavo […]
Congress accepts recommendation for the regulation of protection of sources, telephone tapping investigation report
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 28 May 1999, Congress accepted the recommendations of a report put forward by the Defense Committee, presided by member of congress Martha Chávez and which investigated cases of telephone tapping against politicians, businesspersons and journalists. The surprising decision was made at 3 a.m. (local time), an unusual hour when only the members […]
Journalist prevented from being hired by media
(IPYS/IFEX) – A decision of the 7th Lima Civil Court is effectively preventing Nicolás Lúcar, journalist and former director of the “La Revista Dominical” programme, from ever again working for another station. Lúcar was ordered to pay US$2 million to the station which employed him until his resignation a few weeks ago. Any station that […]
Judge repeals previous ruling on the APRODEV case
(IPYS/IFEX) – Judge Vera Abregú, of the 20th Lima Criminal Court, has illegally repealed that same chamber’s 11 May 1999 ruling ordering Ricardo Faisal, an Argentinian citizen and legal representative of the Association for the Defense of the Truth (Asociacion Pro Defensa de la Verdad, APRODEV), to remove articles defaming independent journalists from APRODEV’s web […]
Court decides that APRODEV’s Internet page must be removed
(IPYS/IFEX) – The following is a 14 May 1999 IPYS press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 20 April, 8 April 1999 and 2 December 1998** Greta Inaya, of the Lima 2nd Criminal Court and Antonia Saquicuray, of the Lima 47th Criminal Court, made rulings for the plaintiffs in an aggravated defamation case presented by a […]
Police enters into radio stations in Rioja and Nueva Cajamarca
(IPYS/IFEX) – Officers of the Peruvian National Police have been visiting radio stations, particularly those that produce news programmes, in two towns in the department of San Martín. Without having any warrant for doing so, they have been asking the managers personal information about the news stations’ owners and employees, and have been particularly interested […]
Attorney implicated in journalist’s death is dismissed
(IPYS/IFEX) – Two provisional magistrates of the Office of the Provincial Penal Attorney of Rioja, Eduardo Macedo Zapata and his assistant José Manuel Monteverde Tuesta, have been dismissed from their positions. The resolution announcing their dismissal was issued on 4 May 1999 by the Executive Committee of the Public Ministry and appeared in the state […]
Journalists summoned for another journalist’s accusations against former minister
(IPYS/IFEX) – The subcommittee (of the Congressional Permanent Committee) in charge of the investigation of the constitutional charge made against former Minister Tomás Gonzales Reátegui has summoned five journalists who played a role in distributing information related to the case. **Updates IFEX alerts of 16 February 1999 and 19 October and 30 September 1998** Gonzales […]