Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
IPYS files complaint against judge who sentenced journalist
(IPYS/IFEX) – The following is an abbreviated version of a 26 December 2008 IPYS press release: IPYS FILES COMPLAINT BEFORE ODICMA AGAINST JUDGE WHO SENTENCED MAGALY MEDINA On 23 December 2008, IPYS filed a complaint before the District Magistracy Control Office (Oficina Distrital de Control de la Magistratura, ODICMA) against judge Teresa Cabrera, who sentenced […]
Government uses television slots to criticise journalist
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 17, 18 and 19 December 2008, the government interrupted the “Contacto Directo” television programme, which airs on Ecuavisa, to broadcast messages against programme host Carlos Vera. A few days before, Vera had criticised the performance of the Housing Department in the construction of houses in Manabí and Guayas provinces. The government has […]
Magistrate throws journalist out of his office, accuses radio station of “harassing” him
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 4 December 2008, Wilbert Mercado Arbieto, head of the District Magistracy Office (Oficina Distrital de la Magistratura, ODICMA) of the Superior Court of Justice, threw journalist Genaro Alvarado Tuesta, of the La Voz de la Selva radio station, out of his office. The judge refused to provide an interview to the station, […]
Journalists and camera operators assaulted at Carabobo state legislative council headquarters
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 9 December 2008, a group of journalists was assaulted as they left the headquarters of the Carabobo State Regional Legislative Council, in Valencia (central Venezuela). The attackers are believed to have been supporters of Venezuela’s United Socialist Party (Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela, PSUV), who accused the journalists of misinforming the public. […]
Newspaper editors threatened after reporting on possible links between individuals close to the president and alleged smuggling operation
(IPYS/IFEX) – Since 9 December 2008, Raphael Ramírez and Juan Carlos Véliz, editors of the “La Prensa” newspaper, have constantly been receiving telephone calls in which the callers threaten to beat them up or warn that they knows which journalist was the author of a report about goods that were smuggled to Brazil. The report […]
President accused of avoiding private media, only providing information to state-owned television station; vice minister tries to intimidate journalist
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 12 December 2008, President Evo Morales avoided speaking to private media outlets during an official event at the National Police Academy (Academia Nacional de Policías, ANAPOL) in La Paz. According to reporters, the president’s spokespersons made them believe that Morales would hold a press conference in a certain hall, when in fact […]
Newspaper fined for publishing reader’s letter
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 5 December 2008, the State of Rio Grande do Sul’s Court of Justice, in the city of Caxias do Sul, southern Brazil, ratified a sentence against the “Pioneiro” newspaper and businessman Airton Zanandrea for having “damaged the honour” of Judge Sérgio Fusquine Goncalves by publishing a letter in which Zanandrea criticised the […]
Cameraman assaulted
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 21 November 2008, journalist Carla Flores and camera operator Carlos Saavedra, of the Red Bolivisión television network, were physically and verbally assaulted in the La Paz Public Prosecutors’ Office by a female relative of an individual who died during violent demonstrations that took place in Pando on 11 September. The assault took […]