Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
One journalist killed, over 100 press violations in 2007, shows IPYS report
(IPYS/IFEX) – The following is an abridged 20 December 2007 IPYS press release: ONE JOURNALIST KILLED AND OVER 100 ACTS OF AGGRESSION AGAINST THE PRESS IN 2007 One journalist was killed in Peru in 2007; this is the first such killing since 2004. For the fifth consecutive year, the majority of press violations took place […]
Journalists denounce alleged murder plot by Shining Path guerilla group
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 19 December 2007, journalists José Saldaña, Daniel Grández and Ketty Vela told IPYS that they had found out, through a reliable source, that individuals alleged to be terrorists are following them in order to murder them. The journalists reside in Tocache, San Martín region, northeastern Peru. Vela told IPYS that on 5 […]
Journalist threatened after being accused by president of being on the US payroll
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 20 December 2007, journalist Hernán Lugo Galicia, of “El Nacional” newspaper, told IPYS that he has received about ten e-mail messages containing death threats and accusing him of being part of an international conspiracy against President Hugo Chávez. The journalist started receiving the threats on 5 December, after President Chávez accused him […]
Disciplinary proceedings initiated against four judges for mishandling trial that absolved suspected masterminds of journalist’s murder
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 17 December 2007, the judiciary’s own disciplinary body (Oficina de Control de la Magistratura, OCMA) emitted a preliminary report stating that the Superior Court of Ucayali judges in charge of the trial for the 2004 murder of journalist Alberto Rivera Fernández, dragged out the trial and did not act in a diligent […]
Woman journalist reports constant death threats
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 19 December 2007, journalist Rosario Orihuela Laus, producer of television station Canal 4’s programme “Al Rojo Vivo”, reported to IPYS that, since August 2007, she has received more than fifteen death threats through her e-mail or anonymous calls to her cell phone, in which she has been insulted and warned that she […]
Newspaper interruption due to newsprint importer’s operating circumstances, not currency controls, say officials
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 15 December 2007, “Diario del Caroní” newspaper returned to regular circulation after three days’ of not publishing due to a lack of newsprint. During those three days, the newspaper appeared only on the Internet. Two trucks loaded with newsprint dispatched to the newspaper by the paper importing company from Caracas were received […]
New death threats against “El Nuevo Herald” correspondent following articles implicating president in drug-trafficking
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 17 December 2007, journalist Gonzalo Guillén, the correspondent in Colombia of the Miami-based newspaper “El Nuevo Herald”, received a new death threat, the most recent one in a spate of such threats that began on 14 December; the latest was sent to his cell phone. The callers made reference to two articles […]
Radio journalists receive death threats in Aucayacu and Bellavista
(IPYS/IFEX) – In two separate incidents, a total of five journalists received death threats. In leaflets left at the door of City Hall in Aucayacu, Huánuco region in central Peru on 15 December 2007, individuals alleged to be members of the terrorist organization Sendero Luminoso threatened four journalists. The leaflets warn the journalists not to […]