Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Journalists harassed, assaulted by civic leaders in Tarija and by protesting teacher on the Cochabamba-La Paz highway
(IPYS/IFEX) – IPYS is concerned by two recent cases of harassment and assault against journalists performing their professional duties. The first incident took place on 5 August 2008 in the town of Tarija, in southern Bolivia when civic leaders of that department threatened personnel of the state-run Televisión Boliviana as they conducted their work in […]
Court rules against RCTV request to be allowed to return to broadcasting via open signal
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 29 July 2008, the Supreme Court of Justice’s Political-Administrative Chamber (Sala Político Administrativo del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia, TSJ) dismissed an application for a precautionary measure submitted by lawyers, directors and journalists of Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) television station, in which they requested to be allowed to resume open signal broadcasting. The […]
University television station suspends broadcasting after receiving threats; Reuters reporter assaulted by president’s supporters
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 1 August 2008, Canal 13 Televisión Universitaria, a media outlet belonging to the San Francisco Xavier University in the city of Sucre, in southern Bolivia, suspended broadcasting after student leaders threatened to occupy the station. The students accuse the television station of being biased towards a group of teachers who are demanding […]
Radio journalists harassed, threatened for trying to record drug disposal operation
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 31 July 2008, journalist Otilio Norberto Ríos was threatened by Pomabamba’s public prosecutor, Lidubina Cabrera Espinoza, when he attempted to record the transportation of a drug shipment seized by the police to a rubbish dump, where it was to be burned. The incident took place in the town of Pomabamba, Áncash region, […]
Radio station attacked in Aragua; journalist harassed by political candidate’s security personnel in Zulia
(IPYS/IFEX) – In the early morning of 30 July 2008, Color 99.5 FM station was targeted by unidentified individuals who threw rocks and metal objects at the broadcasting booth. The radio station is based in Maracay, Aragua state, in central Venezuela. The station’s news chief, Angelina Rodríguez, told IPYS that one of the launched objects […]
Journalists detained briefly, threatened by protesting miners
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 30 July 2008, a group of miners, members of Bolivia’s Main Workers’ Union (Central Obrera Boliviana), held captive some twenty journalists, photographers and camera operators for more than three hours. The media personnel were kept in the second floor of the Communications Palace building, a government headquarters in La Paz where several […]
RCTV television station crew threatened in Cúa; photojournalist briefly detained in Lara
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 18 July 2008, two unidentified individuals riding a motorcycle threatened a RCTV Internacional television station crew by firing nine gunshots into the air. At the time of the incident, the crew was gathering footage for RCTV’s “A Puerta Cerrada” (“Behind Closed Doors”) programme on a complaint by a group of local residents […]
Journalists assaulted, newspaper’s circulation impeded, following coverage of Chosica mayor’s alleged sexual abuse of employees
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 15 July 2008, municipal workers in Chosica threatened and hurled insults at journalists Raúl Vento, Roxana Rivera and Elizabeth Salinas, of the “Conoeste” weekly newspaper, as they were handing out copies of the 13 July edition of the daily “El Comercio”. “El Comercio”‘s 13 July edition contained witness testimonies accusing the municipality’s […]