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Link to: Member of Andean parliament sues journalist

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.

Link to: Journalist detained for two years without trial

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.

Link to: Soldiers, electoral council officials prevent the press from reporting from polling stations

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.

Link to: Journalist detained during council meeting

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.

Link to: Journalist murdered by intruder, motive unknown

Journalist murdered by intruder, motive unknown

The alleged killer was arrested by the police but the motives for the murder are still unknown.

Link to: Journalist dies of heart failure while covering press conference

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.

Link to: Newspaper receives threats from groups linked to ruling party

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.”

Link to: Mayor’s office confiscates, suspends weekly paper for allegedly failing to pay taxes

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.