Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Radio journalist fired, his programme cancelled, for refusing to cease critical reporting on Loreto municipality’s administration
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 17 February 2007, journalist Daniel Arriola Apuela’s programme “Punto Clave”, broadcast by Radio Nauta radio station, was cancelled by station owner Nino Soria Arévalo, after the journalist refused to cease criticizing the work of the mayor and of various other municipal officials of Loreto, a rural municipality located northeast Peru. Arriola Apuela […]
Prison warden threatens to kill reporter, punches her in face
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 20 February 2007, the warden of the El Milagro prison, José Cabanillas Noriega, threatened to kill Karla Gómez Otoya, a reporter with the newspaper “Correo de Trujillo”. He also punched her in the face. The incident took place in the city of Trujillo in northwestern Peru. The assault took place when the […]
Former mayor assaults radio reporter during interview, falsely accuses reporter of assault
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 15 February 2007, journalist Efraín Chunga Lovón, host of the programme “Panorama Noticias”, was assaulted by Víctor del Castillo Alarcón, former mayor of the district of Santiago, in Cusco, when the journalist was interviewing him in the radio station, in order to air the interview later on his programme, which is broadcast […]
Journalist threatened anew, accused of defamation for criticizing police work
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 19 February 2007, “Radio Calor” radio station journalist Aldo Meza Torres was warned that he would be beaten if he continued criticizing the work of Casma’s police, headed by Major Marino Giménez Carrera. The threat was made by telephone while Meza was broadcasting the programme “Rompiendo Esquemas”. Meza stated that he has […]
Radio journalist in Camaná beaten, receives death threat
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 13 January 2007, journalist Alfredo del Carpio Linares, of radio station “Armonía de Camaná”, was beaten by three people near the station. According to the journalist, the assault stems from the dissatisfaction of a group of citizens with the station’s editorial line regarding an intercity transport problem in the town of Camaná, […]
Television journalist receives death threats after denouncing corruption
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 16 February 2007, in Huaraz, northwestern Peru, journalist Edwin Ocrospoma Reynaga, a reporter for the news programme “Día a Día” on the television station AMR TV, declared that he had been receiving anonymous death threats by telephone since 12 February. The journalist stated to IPYS that with each call, he is warned […]
Government union official threatens journalist with death following critical article
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 6 February 2007, journalist Hugo Gonzáles Henostroza, of the newspaper “YA”, accused Abelardo Cabello Tinoco, secretary of the Ancash regional government workers’ union, of having threatened him with death. The threat took place when the reporter was covering an activity in the regional government’s headquarters. According to the journalist, the threat came […]
National Assembly member proposes creation of commission to monitor media
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 1 February 2007, government party National Assembly Member Luis Tascón proposed the creation of a commission that would investigate and monitor the media. According to Tascón, his proposal seeks to thwart an existing plan, backed by the US Department of State, to destabilize the government by misrepresenting the impact of measures recently […]