Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Photographer wounded during swearing in of new mayor
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 9 December 2008, photographer Hugo Angulo, who works for the Municipal Chamber of Libertador, in the State of Mérida, was hit in the chest with a stone during a confrontation between supporters of the outgoing mayor, Carlos León, of Venezuela’s United Socialist Party (Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela, PSUV), and supporters of […]
Editor of weekly newspaper sentenced to 10 months in prison for libel
(IPYS/IFEX) – Journalist Milton Chacaguasay Flores, the editor and owner of the weekly newspaper “La Verdad”, was sentenced to ten months in prison for committing libel against Judge Silvio Castillo. The sentence was issued by a criminal court in the province of El Oro on 15 November 2008. The journalist was arrested on 30 November […]
Journalists receive death threats from protesters
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 9 December 2008, journalists from several media outlets in the city of Juanjuí told IPYS that they had received death threats, in addition to threats concerning possible attacks on their workplaces. The individuals behind the threats accused the journalists of failing to support a violent protest taking place that day, which left […]
Community-based radio station’s transmitter destroyed after airing criticism of local mayor
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 20 November 2008, unidentified persons destroyed the main transmitter of community based radio station Radio Minumboc, located in the municipality of Carache in the State of Trujillo, western Venezuela. The incident took place three days before Venezuela’s regional elections and after the station had criticized the administration of Mayor Sogel Sallam Miranda, […]
Television programme cancelled because of report critical of president
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 25 November 2008, Francisco Pinoargotti, director and presenter of Gama TV’s program “Buenos Muchachos”, which includes entertainment, satire and black humor, said that his program was cancelled arbitrarily following orders issued by the new state-appointed co-manager of the station, Carlos Alvarado. According to Pinoargotti, the program which was to air on 24 […]
Reporters harassed and threatened by police during demonstration
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 2 December 2008, journalist Andrés Astudillo and photographer Rafael Salazar, of the “El Tiempo” newspaper, were harassed and threatened by three policemen who noticed that the reporters had photographed them hitting a group of demonstrators during a violent protest at a university in the State of Anzoátegui, northwestern Venezuela. The policemen seized […]
Radio programme cancelled after host criticises member of congress
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 30 November 2008, the “Combate” programme broadcast by La Capullana radio station and hosted by journalist Esteban Lijap Hidalgo was cancelled in mid broadcast. The incident took place in the city of Sullana, Piura region, northern Peru. The journalist believes the cancellation was due to his criticisms of a regional congressman, Jhony […]
Journalist declared “war objective”, her home is target of teargas bombs
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 1 December 2008, unidentified persons threw tear gas bombs and pamphlets and fired into the air outside the building where journalist Marta Colomina lives in Caracas. Colomina presents an editorial program in Unión Radio and is a columnist for the newspaper “El Universal”. In the pamphlets, which are signed by members of […]