Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Lawyer threatens to beat journalist in Santa Marta
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 5 September 2007, the president of the Santa Marta Lawyers’ Association, Alfredo Salomón Calvano, threatened to beat Radio Galeón journalist Idinael Fernández Caballero. The threat was in response to a report broadcast by Fernández a day earlier stating that the lawyer is on trial for allegedly sexually abusing his daughters. The city […]
Municipal security personnel prevent journalist from covering presentation, mayor withdraws advertising from radio station that reports on the incident
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 14 August 2007, journalist Julio Mendoza Escobar was prevented from entering the Alto Amazonas council building by a group of security guards. The journalist was planning to cover a book launch. The guards also took from him copies of the “La Voz de la Calle” newspaper, for which he writes and which […]
Journalist resigns following pressure not to investigate mayor’s conduct
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 25 August 2007, journalist Carolina Arredondo Vilar resigned from her position at Amazónica deTelevisión – Channel 2. She had been pressured by the station’s directors to stop investigating alleged irregularities committed by Maynas mayor Salomón Abensur Díaz. Arredondo was the host of the “Hablemos Claro” programme, broadcast in the region of Loreto, […]
Journalist murdered in Cartago
(FLIP/IPYS/IFEX) – The following is a 5 September 2007 statement by FLIP and IPYS: Journalist murdered in Cartago, Valle del Cauca On the morning of 5 September 2007, journalist Javier Darío Arroyave was found murdered in his home. Arroyave was host of the news programme “Cómo les parece” and news director for the Onda del […]
Television station’s broadcasting equipment seized by regulatory body; reporter of state-owned radio station beaten by students
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 22 August 2007, the Telecommunications Superintendent’s Office (Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones, SITTEL) seized the broadcasting equipment of Canal 20 television station. According to the regulatory body, the station’s licence only permits it to operate in the locality of Vinto, but not in the city of Cochabamba (where its studios are based) or in […]
Government supporters harass journalists during public hearing, hit two camera operators
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 21 August 2007, a group of President Hugo Chávez’s supporters harassed eight journalists from a number of different media outlets while they were covering a public hearing involving opposition Congressman Óscar Pérez. The hearing was held at Caracas’s Third Superior Tribunal for Administrative Disputes. According to RCTV International reporter Iris García, the […]
Congress member’s sister files defamation complaint against journalist
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 20 August 2007, lawyer Tica Luizar Obregón, sister of Congressman Oswaldo Luizar Obregón, filed a defamation complaint against journalist Yrma Zela Vera, of the Cusco-based “Correo” newspaper. On 13 April, Zela reported that the lawyer had threatened police officers at the police station in San Sebastián, Cusco, southern Peru. According to Zela’s […]
Judge allows mayor’s defamation complaint against journalists to proceed
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 6 August 2007, Judge David Beraun Sánchez, of the First Bench of Huánuco’s Superior Court of Justice, decided to admit a complaint against journalist Lenia Zevallos Pascal, political affairs editor of “Correo” newspaper, and the newspaper’s general editor, Héctor Mayhuire Rodríguez. They were both accused of defamation by Huánuco’s mayor, Jesús Giles […]