Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Journalist Pedro Pérez receives death threats after being assaulted by individuals involved in illegal land sales, three others assaulted in same incident
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 3 March 2009, journalist Pedro Pérez, press chief and news anchor for Canal 15 RTV television station, reported having received death threats via his cell phone and text messages after he was beaten up on 9 February by individuals involved in illegal land sales. The assault took place when Pérez was covering […]
Journalists Lilian Luna Villafuerte and Humberto De la Cruz assaulted by official; journalist Roberto Chalco harassed by police after being critical of rising level of insecurity in region
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 3 March 2009, journalist Lilian Luna Villafuerte, a correspondent for the “La República” newspaper, was hit in the stomach by Edie Reynaldo Pacheco Arredondo, a National Penitentiary Institute (Instituto Nacional Penitenciario, INPE) official. The incident took place while Villafuerte was covering a story about the dismissal of five INPE workers accused of […]
Former mayor assaults and threatens journalist Wilfredo Narváez
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 24 February 2009, the former mayor of the district of Padre Felipe Luyando, Ghunter Loffose Grijalva, assaulted and issued a death threat against journalist Wilfredo Narváez, of the Canal 98 television station. The district of Padre Felipe Luyando is located in Tingo María, in the Huánuco region of central Peru. Narvaéz told […]
Arrest warrants issued for two suspects in murder of journalist Orel Sambrano
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 16 February 2009, officials from the Department of Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigations (Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas, CICPC) detained Rafel Segundo Pérez Martínez, former policeman in Carabobo, accused of being the brains behind the murder of journalist Orel Sambrano, which took place on 16 January in the city of […]
Regional government workers assault reporters Marco Sánchez and Reynaldo Poma; copies of bulletin that covered university corruption allegations seized by security guard
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 24 February 2009, Radio Uno reporters Marco Sánchez and Reynaldo Poma were harassed and assaulted by a group of individuals who work for the Tacna regional government. The incident took place when the reporters were covering an attempt at dialogue between the region’s authorities and students and workers from the Tacna Center […]
Journalist Cecilia Valverde receives death threats after reporting on allegations of corruption
(IPYS/IFEX) – Since 20 February 2009, journalist Cecilia Valverde, presenter of Radio Armonía’s programme “Veroka Noticias”, has been receiving anonymous phone calls on her cell phone during which she is insulted and threatened with death. This has been taking place in the district of Pacasmayo, La Libertad region, in northern Peru. The journalist recorded the […]
Mayor’s bodyguards assault journalist Jorge Amorín and cameraman Pedro Quezada
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 13 February 2009, Ávila TV reporter Jorge Amorín and Venezolana de Televisión camera operator Pedro Quezada were harassed and assaulted by bodyguards working for Manuel Rosales, the mayor of Maracaibo and leader of the opposition Un Nuevo Tiempo party. The incident took place when Amorín and Quezada attempted to interview Rosales in […]
“Mi Pueblo” weekly’s headquarters target of shooting, may be connected to criticisms of government
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 17 February 2009, unknown assailants fired shots at the headquarters of the weekly “Mi Pueblo”. According to witnesses, the attack took place at approximately 3:00 A.M. (local time) and the aggressors fled in a vehicle. There were no casualties. The incident took place in the center of the Duran neighborhood, in Guayaquil. […]