Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Regional parliament creates commission to “regulate” media outlets
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 6 April 2009, the Aragua State Regional Legislative Council, in central Venezuela, created a commission in charge of reviewing and regulating all information published by the region’s media outlets in order to guarantee compliance with the Social Responsibility in Radio and Television Law (Ley Resorte). The commission’s president, Member of Parliament Teresa […]
Mayoral candidate supporters vandalise radio station’s headquarters
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 27 April 2009, the headquarters of radio station Onda Sur were surrounded and its directors threatened by a group of demonstrators who complained about the fact that the station, according to them, favors the reelection of Mayor Manuel Aguirre. On 3 May they threw stones at the windows, sprayed the outside of […]
Government supporters vandalise newspaper headquarters; students harass reporters in Barinas
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 16 April 2009, a dozen students of the University of Carabobo, identified as militants of Venezuela’s United Socialist Party (PSUV), the government’s party, arrived at the headquarters of the newspaper “El Carabobeño”, painted messages on its facade that said “pitiyanquis”, “tell the truth” and “how much are you getting paid?”, and insulted […]
Journalist harassed by security guards
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 1 May 2009, journalist Pedro Dantas, of “O Estado de São Paulo” newspaper, was harassed by security guards while he was covering an inspection of Rio de Janeiro’s sports facilities being carried out by a delegation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Rio de Janeiro has put in a bid to host […]
Photographer threatened while covering protest in Mérida; Chávez supporters insult journalists in Caracas
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 29 April 2009, Héctor Molina, a photographer for “Pico Bolívar” newspaper, was threatened by a group of hooded men affiliated with the Tupamaro Movement (an organisation that is linked to President Hugo Chávez’s government), while he was covering a student protest in the city of Mérida, central Venezuela. The assailants took his […]
Demonstrators beat reporters, steal videocamera
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 29 April 2009, RTC Canal 13 television station journalist Rosa Huapaya and camera operator Julio Bazán were beaten with sticks by a group of protesters when they were covering a demonstration in the city of Huamachuco, in the region of La Libertad, northwestern Perú. The demonstrators, who included subsistence farmers and members […]
Sucumbíos police detain journalist, harass camera operator
(IPYS/IFEX) – During the early hours of 12 April 2009, camera operator Israel Díaz, of Lago Sistema Televisión Canal 4, was assaulted by the police and journalist Vicente Albán was detained. The journalists were covering a police operation in the province of Sucumbíos, in northeastern Ecuador. The journalists were on Quito Avenue when they saw […]
Journalist receives death threat after accusing mayor of corruption
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 12 April 2009, Radio TV Concierto presenter and director, journalist Peter Donato Torres, reported to IPYS that he received a text message on his cell phone threatening him with death. The journalist said that the phone number belongs to somebody close to Tocache’s mayor, David Bazán Arévalo, whom Torres accused a few […]