Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Forty-four IFEX members call for concrete measures to end violence against outspoken women journalists and activists
On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, on 25 November 2010, 44 IFEX members, including members of the IFEX Gender Working Group, call attention to the situation of women in the free expression community who are subject to targeted attacks because of their gender.
Journalist assaulted, forced to drink contaminated water
Local activists assaulted journalist Antonio Mollehuanca and forced him to wear a sign that said “I am a traitor of the people”.
Attack against newspaper printing press
Unidentified assailants took “Correio Mariliense”‘s main computer and set fire to parts of the building.
IFEX-ALC launches guide on best practices for monitoring and documenting attacks on free expression
The guide outlines a number of crucial steps to standardise monitoring, investigating, analysing and documenting free expression violations in the region.
Ruling party supporter attacks photojournalist
Journalist David Vexelman Fleishman was covering a protest against the nomination of an APRA party presidential candidate.
Shots fired at television station headquarters
Several unidentified individuals fired shots at the headquarters of TV Macapá, a Rede Globo relay station in the state of Amapá.
Thirty-eight IFEX members make recommendations to improve freedom of expression at Honduras’s UPR
In support of the IFEX-Latin America and the Caribbean (IFEX-ALC) mission to the Honduras UPR in Geneva, IFEX members provided recommendations regarding the country’s freedom of expression record.
Blogger given unprecedented maximum sentence
Journalist José Alejandro Godoy was sentenced to a suspended three-year prison term, a fine of 300,000 soles and 120 days of community service.