Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Member of Andean parliament sues journalist
Fausto Lupera, a member of the Andean Parliament, has filed a legal action against Carlos Ochoa of “La Entrevista” programme.
Journalist detained for two years without trial
Leocenis García was detained in 2008, on charges of illegally carrying weapons, resisting authority and causing damage to private property.
Soldiers, electoral council officials prevent the press from reporting from polling stations
Franklin Vivas and Eleonora Delgado said they had not been physically harmed, but that their right to keep the public informed was restricted.
Journalist detained during council meeting
Edmundo Moreira da Silva was detained by municipal police while he was recording a session of the Municipal Councillors’ Assembly.
Journalist murdered by intruder, motive unknown
The alleged killer was arrested by the police but the motives for the murder are still unknown.
Journalist dies of heart failure while covering press conference
The photojournalist’s death could have been avoided, said a representative of the National Journalists Association.
Newspaper receives threats from groups linked to ruling party
The “La Prensa” editor-in-chief said that a source inside the “guerrillas” advised her about some of its members’ interest in “teaching the paper a lesson.”
Mayor’s office confiscates, suspends weekly paper for allegedly failing to pay taxes
The editor suspects the charge is in retaliation for articles it published about municipal mismanagement.