Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Journalists assaulted, one injured by police while covering protest in Caracas
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 6 December 2007, members of the Metropolitan Police harassed and assaulted journalists working for the television stations Globovisión and Televen. The journalists were covering a protest held by the Fuerza Bolivariana de Motorizados (an organization of transportation workers who sympathise with the national government), as the demonstrators attempted to set fire to […]
President accuses journalist of being in the pay of the United States, and CNN of promoting a campaign against him
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 5 December 2007, President Hugo Chávez accused journalist Hernán Lugo Galicia, of the newspaper “El Nacional”, of being in the pay of the United States, and recommended that he “write fairy tales.” The incident occurred after the journalist published a story stating that the army’s high command had intervened and convinced Chávez […]
Journalists harassed during protest in Santa Cruz against national government
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 29 November 2007, a correspondent for the state-owned TBN television station in Santa Cruz and his camera operator were harassed by a group of youths who barricaded the streets during a “civic strike” – an attempt to slow down the public’s movements and economic activities – held in opposition to the national […]
Journalist receives another death threat, initiates lawsuit against president for endangering him
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 3 December 2007, journalist Gonzalo Guillén, a Colombian correspondent for the US-based newspaper “El Nuevo Herald”, received a death threat by telephone. The message came from a cell phone. The threat comes two months after President Álvaro Uribe publicly accused the journalist of having contributed to the writing of the book “Amando […]
Journalist’s camera briefly seized by police in Mérida; reporters harassed in San Cristóbal during constitutional referendum
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 29 November 2007, several policemen insulted journalist Leonardo León and seized his camera in order to prevent him from covering the arrest of a citizen in the town of Mérida, northwestern Venezuela. León is a correspondent for “El Nacional” newspaper, and the host of ULA FM 107.7 radio station’s programme “la Ciudad […]
América Televisión correspondent receives death threat; Radio Marañon and Nodalma TV journalists assaulted by teachers
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 2 December 2007, Radio Marañón’s journalist Ángela Quino Pasache and its programmer José Arce, and camera operator Marco Gonzáles, of Nodalma TV television station’s programme “El Espectador”, were threatened by teachers belonging to a group called the National Commission for Reconstruction (Comisión Nacional de Reestructuración, CONARE), which is part of Peru’s Education […]
Coverage of campaigns on constitutional reform referendum impeded; Chávez accuses CNN of encouraging his assassination
(IPYS/IFEX) – The work of various media outlets or journalists has been impeded or has met with negative reactions recently. President Hugo Chávez has accused CNN of encouraging his murder. The national electoral council forbade several media outlets from broadcasting advertisements for the controversial electoral reform proposal that the Chávez government had proposed, and also […]
Another suspected murderer of journalist captured
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 28 November 2007, the police captured Nazario Coronel Ramírez, a.k.a. “Chamaya”, the alleged perpetrator of the murder of journalist Miguel Pérez Julca, which took place in March 2007 in the city of Jaén, northeastern Peru. Coronel Ramírez was detained in Saposoa, a town in the province of Huallaga, San Martín region. After […]