Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Unidentified men arrived at the TV station’s door, threatened and forced Carlos Ignacio Rocca into their vehicle and drove off.

It has not been specified what type of information the public would have access to under this new law.

The activists, who were hosting a press conference on the criminalisation of protest marches, were among 25 people detained.

Edinson Berris said that on the day of the assault he had received calls to his radio programme from people who said in a disparaging manner that his attacker was the mayor’s main admirer.

The executive director of Insumos Bolivia accused journalist Carmen Melgar of defamation after she reported that the institution had flour that had passed its best before date in its warehouses.

Police hit and detained José Puga and Jean Marco Córdova, even though they identified themselves as members of the press.

William Ribadeneira had been receiving threats which he believes are linked to his radio station’s reports on illegal activities in the city of Macas.

A municipal councilor in Cojedes has conducted a media campaign to promote the expropriation of local media outlets.