Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Groups call for review of Ecuador’s restrictive communications law
Over 30 IFEX members write to President Rafael Correa, calling on him to submit the recently-approved Ecuadorian Communications Law to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for a Consultative Opinion.
Explosive detonated at radio station’s premises in Peru
On the morning of 4 July 2013, unidentified persons detonated an explosive at the door of Radio Tropicana, a station that has operated since 2011 in the province of Satipo, in the Junín region of central Peru. Damages will cost the radio station approximately US$2,500.
Records of corruption trials of Peruvian pubic officials to be kept secret
Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal has ruled that the public cannot access information about the decisions made by judges in trials of public officials for corruption.
Peruvian journalist attacked after publishing investigation
The attack on Caretas journalist Américo Zambrano coincides with a judicial harassment campaign against Caretas journalists for publishing several reports against businessman Rodolfo Orellana, investigated for money laundering.
Journalist beaten with a wrench after investigating land trafficking in Peru
Jorge Moncada Mino, journalist for the newspaper El Ciclón, was brutally attacked by two unidentified men who also threatened him to stop reporting on the leader of a dangerous local gang.
Editor fined for defamation in Peru after printing excerpts from another source
The editor of Integracíon magazine was given a suspended sentence and a hefty fine after being found guilty of defaming local leader Cesar Álvarez Aguilar, a politician known for his violent confrontations with the press.
Journalist threatened after reporting on cancelled municipal project in Peru
Journalist Mauro Cecilio Ccapa Zapana was threatened by a local leader’s staff after he reported on a cancelled drinking water project.
Radio programme critical of mayor taken off the air in Peru
The hosts of “Huaraz Noticias en Radio” suspect that both the mayor of Huaraz and the Ancash Regional President are behind the suspension of their news programme.