Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Two suspects in journalist’s murder in Jaén arrested, but crime still not solved, says IPYS
(IPYS/IFEX) – The following is a 7 April 2007 IPYS statement: Murder of journalist Pérez Julca still not solved Statement of IPYS as representative of a party in the civil suit IPYS, as the legal representative of the widow of journalist Miguel Pérez Julca, murdered in the city of Jaén on 17 March 2007, informs […]
Suspected mastermind of journalist’s 2004 murder detained in Monagas
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 5 March 2007, Judge Ilsia Pérez, the fifth supervisory judge of the criminal circuit (juez Quinta de Control del Circuito Judicial) of Monagas state, ordered Ceferino García arrested; he is charged with masterminding the 1 September 2004 murder of journalist Mauro Marcano in Maturín, the capital of Monagas, in eastern Venezuela. García […]
Funcionario agrede a periodista en Ayacucho
(IPYS/IFEX) – El 2 de abril de 2007, el reportero José Atauje, de la televisora Canal 4, fue agredido por Max Torre, presidente de la Beneficencia Pública de Ayacucho, región al sur del país. Torre le dio un puñete en el rostro al reportero para evitar que cubriera la detención de su sobrino en la […]
Journalist’s home robbed of documents on case of alleged corruption
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 27 March 2007, three armed men entered the home of journalist Carlos Russo, editor of “Perfil” weekly. After locking him in a room with his wife and daughter, the intruders went through his papers and stole, among other things, Russo’s notebook and documents on a corruption case he has been investigating since […]
Journalist in Huaraz receiving daily death threats over reporting
(IPYS/IFEX) – Since 23 March 2007, journalist Marcelo Sánchez Oliva, producer and host of the public affairs programme “Miramar en la Noticia” on Radio Miramar radio station, has been receiving daily death threats on his cell phone. The source of the threats is unknown. Sánchez Oliva told IPYS that the caller has been warning him […]
Journalist in Ciudad Guayana prevented by hospital security guard from covering event
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 17 March 2007, “Nueva Prensa de Guayana” newspaper journalist María Elena Ramírez was prevented from entering the Vinicio Grillet de San Félix health centre, in Ciudad Guayana, to cover an activity by a group of health promoters. Ciudad Guayana is a city located in Bolívar state in southern Venezuela. Despite the fact […]
Newspaper journalist, photographer and driver held overnight by protesting peasants
(IPYS/IFEX) – On the night of 21 March 2007, journalist Wilma Pérez and photographer David Guzmán, both of “La Razón” newspaper, were detained by a group of peasants from Patacamaya who were blocking a section of the La Paz-Oruro highway to back their demand that work by ELFA electrical company be halted. Pérez and Guzmán […]
Radio journalists, station owner in Tocache threatened with murder over critical coverage of coca growers’ protests
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 27 March 2007, five journalists in the city of Tocache, located in a coca-growing area in central Peru, complained they had been threatened with murder several times since 16 March, for their reporting on the coca-growers’ strike in the area, which began on 8 March. Daniel Grández and Abel Gonzáles, of Radio […]