Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Radio Miraflores owner Ricardo Palma Michelsen arrested; court orders seizure of his personal property, including Radio Miraflores
On 16 May 1996, the owner of Radio Miraflores, Ricardo Palma Michelsen, was arrested for alleged tax evasion. The order for his arrest was issued following a report broadcast the previous day on “Good Morning Mr President”–a radio program carried by Radio Miraflores–about apparent irregularities in the bidding for a construction project of a hydroelectric […]
Several journalists assaulted by police
On 3 May 1996, a police squad from Lima’s security forces assaulted a group of striking municipal employees as well as several other people who were in the vicinity. Police also assaulted journalists from the magazine “Caretas”, the daily newspaper “El Comercio” as well as from some television stations who were covering the protest by […]
Court files of Jesus Alfonso Castiglione Mendoza requested by key legal authorities; cases of two individuals originally convicted with Castiglione to be tried again
**Updates IFEX alerts of 12 March, 22 February 1996; 22 November, 15 August 1995; 13 October, 25 May 1994, and others** In a recent interview broadcast on the radio program “Programas del Peru”, Dr. Carlos Rivera, a lawyer for the Institute for Legal Defence (Instituto de Defensa Legal, IDL), stated that the file (the court […]
Newspaper “Gestion” subject to harassment by government agency
The Superintendencia Nacional de Administracion Tributaria (SUNAT)–the government agency responsible for policing taxation and contraband–has ceased advertising in the business-oriented daily “Gestion”. The decision was made in response to articles published by “Gestion” in early March 1996 which were critical of SUNAT and the Peruvian government’s economic adjustment program. Shortly after the articles were published, […]
Editor-in-chief of “La Republica” threatened
Carlos Maravi, the editor-in-chief of “La Republica” newspaper, was recently the target of a threatening letter that was sent to him as well as to other media outlets. The threat was made because, according to the letter’s contents, the newspaper had reportedly defended the former President of Peru, Alan Garcia Perez. In particular, the letter […]
Alfonso Castiglione Mendoza remains in prison awaiting retrial
**Updates IFEX alerts dated 3 July, 8 February 1995; 4 November, 31, 13 October, 7 September, 22 August, 15, 12, 8, 7, 1 July, 13 June and 25 May 1994** Journalist Alfonso Castiglione Mendoza remains in detention, awaiting a retrial ordered over two months ago. On 7 June 1995, the Supreme Court of Peru revoked […]
President’s Office promulgates reforms to Habeas Data laws
**Updates IFEX alerts dated 25 April 1995; 18 August, 26 May, 26, 15 and 13 April 1994** The reforms to the constitutional guarantees regarding “Action of Protection [under the law]” (Accion de Amparo) and Habeas Data were promulgated on 12 June 1995 by the President’s Office and the texts published in the official daily “El […]
Journalist Pedro Valdez Bernales freed
On 1 June 1995, after having been imprisoned for more than two years, Peruvian journalist Pedro Valdez Bernales was found innocent by a special anonymous tribunal of the Lima Supreme Court. **Updates Alerts from 31 March and 16 February 1995. For background, see Alerts from 6 September and 26 July 1994** The case was returned […]