Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Communications ministry attempts to shut down radio station, allegedly for failing to support the government; Congress refuses to provide information about parliamentary spending
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 10 September 2008, the director of Radio Uno radio station, Fernando Rondinel, said that two officials from the Transport and Communications Ministry (Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones, MTC) forced their way into the station in order to shut it down. The incident took place in the city of Tacna, southern Perú. According […]
Radio stations on Brazilian border suspend broadcasting because of attacks on journalists; opponents of government accused of knocking down state-owned radio station antenna
(IPYS/IFEX) – Since 4 September 2008, at least four journalists linked to radio stations working in partnership with state-owned networks have been threatened and attacked in the city of Cobija, Pando department. The radio stations have suspended their broadcasting as a preventative measure. Pando lies on the Brazilian border in northern Bolivia, and, recently, violent […]
Reporters assaulted by health sector workers; truck drivers threaten to set fire to newspaper headquarters
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 3 September 2008, several reporters were assaulted by a group of health sector workers who were staging a protest calling for better working conditions in the city of Iquitos, Loreto region, northeastern Peru. The incident took place while the reporters were covering a confrontation between the demonstrators and some of their colleagues […]
Journalist dismissed after opposing censorship at television station
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 28 August 2008, journalist Mairim Unamo, information coordinator for Canal I television station’s news programmes, was dismissed after she protested against the censoring of a news report. According to Unamo, the station’s head of information services, Dámaso Silvera, prevented the broadcasting of a news item on one of the programmes she oversees, […]
Journalist receives another death threat for criticising illegal coca production; transit workers assault reporters in Cusco
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 2 September 2008, journalist Dante Francisco Espeza received a telephone call in which a man who identified himself as “Julián” warned him that he would be killed if he continued reporting “wrong” information about coca production. The caller assured the journalist that he had received orders to kill him and that he […]
Journalists assaulted by university students in Sucre
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 22 August 2008, a group of university students assaulted at least fifteen press, radio and television journalists with stones and firecrackers. The journalists were covering an attack by the students on the house of Wálter Arízaga, a leader of the teaching staff at San Francisco Xavier University. The event took place in […]
Journalist threatened with murder by supporters of local official
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 16 July 2008, journalist Marlon Torres was insulted by prefect Darwin Lozada Cortés in response to a question that annoyed him. Torres is the correspondent of Radio Sucumbíos in the canton of Shushufindi, northern Ecuador. That same day, the prefect had delivered 240 fumigation pumps to the area’s farmers, who were not […]
Judge orders “Playboy” magazine to recall August issue at request of priest and Catholic organisation
(IPYS/IFEX) – Rio de Janeiro judge Osvaldo Freixinho ordered the Brazilian version of “Playboy” magazine to recall its August issue which contained a photograph of actress Carol Castro, semi-nude and posing with a rosary. The recall was requested by the Rio-based Pela Vida Catholic youth institute and a priest from Goiás identified as Lodi. Ricardo […]