Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

TV station’s licence cancelled by Ministry of Transport and Communications
The decision was made after the ministry verified that the station had not operated during its first 12 trial months.

Two journalists receive death threats
Journalists Eduardo Vite Benítez and Leida Angulo Vallejo has both received death threats that are linked to their journalistic investigations.

Mayor bursts into radio station, beats journalist
News programme host Henry Lovera was beaten by the mayor of Pachacamac, who was upset over information provided by a source that was publicised via a live broadcast.

Tribunal issues injunction against newspaper
An injunction was issued against the “Mundo Oriental” newspaper after it was accused of having tarnished the reputation and violated the right to honour of the El Tigre governor.

Radio journalist harassed by public servant
The official was angry over comments made by the journalist, who accused him of being responsible for the Local Education Administration Unit debts.

Government suspends television station for three days, fails to renew radio station’s licence
The Telecommunications Superintendent’s Office suspended the television station allegedly for disseminating false information.

CONATEL grants privately-owned radio station’s frequency to National Assembly
CONATEL has assigned to the National Assembly one of the frequencies lost by the CNB radio station when it was pulled off the air along with 31 other radio stations.

Armed National Guard personnel enter newspaper’s premises; police seize film footage from TV station
National Guard officers entered the offices of the daily “De Frente” and stayed for three days in order to review legal documents.