Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Journalist denounces alleged plot to kill him
Jaime Bayly, writer and presenter of the “El Francotirador” programme, has received information about an alleged plan by the Venezuelan government to “kill him.”
Smear campaign started against journalist who reported on corruption
IPYS condemns the campaign against journalist Mary Pérez and demands that the authorities clarify the allegations published by the journalist.
Journalist assaulted by street market vendors
Edwin Azaña was taking pictures of a scuffle between the vendors and a municipal worker when approximately 200 vendors surrounded him and beat him.
TV station correspondents detained
The two journalists were prevented from taking photographs and then held for two hours at a local police station.
Journalist dies as result of suspicious accident
Journalist Jorge Santana Carbonell was traveling on his motorcycle when he was hit by a car and later found unconscious.
Radio station director facing 10 years in jail
The journalist is accused of disrupting public tranquility and disturbances to the detriment of the State, by instigating the public to commit the crime of rebellion.
Photojournalists injured while covering protest
The two journalists were wounded while covering a protest at the central bus station in the city of Mérida.
Radio station manager censors programme
The manager of Radio La Mega pulled the plug on “La Voz del Pueblo” after its hosts criticised the mayor’s administration.