Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Court prohibits two newspapers in Bolívar from printing images showing blood
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 20 July 2007, the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of Justice issued a preventive measure that forbids newspapers “El Progreso” and “El Luchador”, both from the state of Bolívar, in southern Venezuela, from publishing photographs of accidents or murders in which blood may be seen. This surprising restriction is a response […]
Two radio stations incite protesting peasants to attack journalist over coverage
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 31 July 2007, Radio Panorama journalist and correspondent for Ideele Radio, Ronald Ripa, stated to IPYS that after he reported about the violent protests of farmers in Andahuaylas, a city in southeastern Perú, two radio stations of the region have been inciting the locals to attack him by broadcasting audiotapes of his […]
ECHR condemns 1997 ruling against journalist, legitimizes punishment of former mayor for “inciting hatred” in speeches
(BIANET/IFEX) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has heard the appeals of former Kayseri mayor Sükrü Karatepe, who had been convicted of “inciting hatred and hostility” and of Ziya Ulusoy, a journalist who had been sentenced to 16 months imprisonment. Both appeals were based on Article 6/1 of the European Convention on Human […]
Government employees restrict Globovisión journalists from accessing official venues
(IPYS/IFEX) – In July 2007 state employees repeatedly restricted Globovisión reporters from accessing official venues to cover events. Globovisión is a media outlet that is critical of the government. The first incident took place on 3 July, when the chief of security at the Ministry of Civic Power for Civic Participation and Social Development (Ministerio […]
Journalist beaten unconscious by striking teachers, hospitalised; his camera broken
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 19 July 2007, journalist Carlos Carrillo Berbeño, a correspondent for the newspaper “La República” and for the radio station Radio Programas del Perú, was beaten by a mob of striking teachers as he was covering the strikers’ attempt to take over the facilities of Cusco airport, in southern Peru. Carrillo Berbeño stated […]
Protesting teachers intimidate journalists in Huanta, beat and threaten another in Tingo María
(IPYS/IFEX) – Journalists have been recently mistreated by teachers in two different regions of Peru. In one instance, a journalist received death threats. On 12 and 13 July 2007, several journalists from the city of Huanta were obliged by a group of teachers to sign a statement promising that they would surrender all the photographs […]
President García backs censorship of exhibition due to meddling by Armed Forces
(IPYS/IFEX) – The following is a 3 July 2007 IPYS press release: TWO CASES OF INTOLERANCE OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION Instituto Prensa y Sociedad deplores the support of President Alan García to the censorship of an exhibition of journalistic illustrations by painter Piero Quijano, sponsored initially by the National Institute for Culture (INC). This display […]
Mining corporation employees threaten to burn down community radio station over coverage
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 10 July 2007, journalist Miguel Andrade, director of the community-based radio station Radio Intag, reported that for several months the station has been threatened by workers of the Ascendant Cooper Corporation mining company, because of its stand against mineral extraction. According to Andrade, during the first week of July they threatened to […]