Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Military official briefly detains journalist Audy Sánchez during referendum vote; officials obstruct work of journalist Dagoberto Parra Gonzáles and photographer Carlos Gálviz
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 15 February 2009, journalist Audy Sánchez, of the “El Expreso” newspaper, was detained by a Plan República officer when he was covering the referendum for a constitutional amendment that would allow for the re-election of Venezuela’s president and other officials on an indefinite basis. Plan República is a military body responsible for […]
Journalist Roberto Gomes Barbosa assaulted after reporting on irregularities in actions of mayor’s office
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 12 February 2009, TV Liberal and Radio Continental journalist Roberto Gomes Barbosa reported that he was assaulted by Marcos Soares, a Government Secretariat official in the Campos de Goytacazes mayor’s office, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The assault took place at the Radio Continental premises after Gomes Barbosa broadcast a […]
Journalist Weston Jackson Ibarra Méndez receives death threats; municipal workers assault several reporters
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 19, 20 and 22 January 2009, journalist Weston Jackson Ibarra Méndez, the editor-in-chief of the “Zona Crítica” magazine, received death threats from a former student leader, Joel Minaya Serna, and his companion, Jonny Haro Mendoza. In addition to issuing the death threats, Minaya Serna and Haro Mendoza also destroyed the journalist’s video […]
Photographer Ángelo Chamba threatened by prosecutor, assaulted by policeman
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 11 February 2009, “Diario Hoy” photojournalist Ángelo Chamba was threatened by prosecutor Luis Ramiro Sánchez and assaulted by a policeman while he was covering the arrest of journalist Lourdes Garzón and her brother. Garzón had been accused of preventing the arrest of her brother. The incident took place in Quito, Ecuador’s capital […]
Residents of the community of Quila Quila assault reporters in Sucre; former official’s supporters harass, assault journalists in La Paz
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 9 February 2009, journalist Gonzalo Ibáñez, the director of the “De cabo a rabo” programme, and his camera operator, Rimar Bejarano, were beaten with whips by residents of the indigenous community of Quila Quila, who had been holding a vigil for more than a week in front of the Chuquisaca government buildings […]
Pastor and security guards briefly detain photographer Gustavo Magnusson inside church
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 4 February 2009, Gustavo Magnusson, an Anhanguera Communications Network (Red Anhanguera de Comunicación, RAC) photographer, was detained inside the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God by the church’s pastor and security guards. The pastor and security guards told Magnusson to hand over the photographs he took when part of the church’s […]
Journalists threatened by strikers in Anzoátegui; reporters José Belisario and Juan José Sayago assaulted after football match
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 29 January 2009, unionized workers from the Mitsubishi Motor Company (MMC) harassed and threatened journalists from several media outlets, accusing them of providing biased coverage of a strike they are carrying out against the company. The MMC headquarters are located in the city of Barcelona, in the State of Anzoátegui, northeastern Venezuela. […]
Media owners cancel programmes after being pressured by local authorities, journalist Carlos Sulbarán resigns from his position; photographer Orlando Alviárez harassed, his camera seized
(IPYS/IFEX) – During the first week of January 2009, three media programmes were cancelled, two by the Telellano television station and one by Paraíso Stereo 102.9 FM. The owners of the two media outlets, both of which belong to the same group of companies in Barinas state, western Venezuela, said that the decision to close […]