Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Journalist detained for distributing letter about judge prosecuting her case
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 30 October 2008, journalist Beth Prata was detained for distributing, in the streets, a letter criticizing the conduct of Judge João Carlos Corrêa, who is prosecuting her in several defamation and slander cases against Prata. Prata works for Radio Búzios FM Online and the newspaper “Sol de Búzios”. She was released on […]
Journalist threatened with gun by municipal official
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 23 October 2008, Radio Felicidad journalist Abel Vargas Cari, director of the program “Prensa Regional”, reported that he was assaulted and threatened with a gun by Róger Pinedo Flores, a municipal official from Aguaytía, in the province of Padre Abad, in the Ucayali region of southeastern Peru. A few days before the […]
Protestors assault, attempt to kidnap cameraman
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 15 October 2008, Red Telesistema (RTS) network camera operator Germán Vera, was assaulted by a group of squatters when he was covering a confrontation between them and the tenants of Hacienda Mercedes, located in Guayas province, western Ecuador. The journalist went to the area after the state took over the land claiming […]
Journalist kidnapped for several hours
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 5 October 2008, the host of Radio Perijá’s “Contacto con la realidad” programme, Carlos Farías, was kidnapped for several hours by three unidentified armed individuals in La Villa del Rosario, municipality of Rosario de Perijá, Zulia state. Farías’ assailants pushed him into a van and drove around the area while they assaulted […]
Police officer held in preventive detention for assaulting camera operator
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 24 October 2008, police officer David Leytón Alborta was placed in preventive detention for having assaulted a camera operator in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, eastern Bolivia. The decision calling for preventive detention of the police officer was made by judge Roque Leaños after he evaluated evidence presented by […]
Thugs infiltrate protest, assault journalists and attack radio station headquarters
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 30 October 2008, a group of demonstrators assaulted journalists Rodolfo Pastor, a correspondent for the weekly “El Búho” in Arequipa, and Jorge León, of the television station Perú TV, in an attempt to snatch their cameras from them. After struggling with the journalists, the demonstrators hit them with sticks and stones. The […]
Parents of schoolchildren hinder work of television station personnel
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 17 and 20 October 2008, a group of parents of schoolchildren who attend the Santo Domingo Savio school in Cochabomba, central Bolivia, stopped personal from the UNITEL network’s local television station from entering the school’s facilities as a protest against a report which showed a young woman saying that drugs are used […]
Journalist receives intimidating telephone calls for commenting on corruption
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 14 October 2008, journalist Judith Ato denounced having received threatening messages on her cell phone after she made comments on the “Petrogate” case, which revealed the existence of influence trafficking within the government. Ato is a correspondent for Radio Programas del Perú (RPP) in Piura, northern Perú. She believes the messages may […]