Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad
Following threats over his reporting, journalist and his family assaulted and robbed
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 4 February 2007, Domingues Júnior, a presenter for the television channel Rede TV Rondônia, was assaulted by five men upon arriving home with his family in the city of Porto Velho, northern Brasil. The assailants, who were armed with guns, bound him and hit him in the head; they then tied up […]
Radio programme cancelled following broadcasts criticising local mayor
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 8 January 2007, journalist Walter Anestiades denounced the decision by the managers of the radio station FM Centro to cancel his programme, “Mejor hablar de ciertas cosas”, because of the pressure exerted upon the station by the mayor of the locality of Oberá, Edwaldo Rindfleisch, whose administration was criticized on the programme. […]
Newspaper forbidden on pain of fine to publish articles on, photographs of governor’s son under investigation for electoral crime
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 25 January 2007, the Regional Electoral Tribunal (TRE) of Mato Grosso do Sul state, in western Brazil, prohibited the newspaper “Correio do Estado” from publishing any articles or photographs of André Puccinelli Jr., son of the region’s governor, André Puccinelli, on pain of being fined US$25,000 per day. Judge Oswaldo Rodrigues de […]
Magazine ordered to pay hefty civil damages for articles alleging criminal activity by pair of bishops
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 30 January 2007, Judge Francisco Peçanha Martins of the Superior Court of Justice upheld the ruling against “Época” magazine, published by Editora Globo, which awarded damages of US$205,000 to bishops Estevam and Sônia Hernandes, of the Renascer em Cristo church. The process began in 2002, when the magazine published a series of […]
CAPSULE REPORT: Nearly 100 reported violations of press freedom in 2006, says IPYS
(IPYS/IFEX) – The following is an abridged version of a 26 January 2007 IPYS report: PERU: NEARLY ONE HUNDRED ATTACKS AGAINST THE PRESS IN 2006 IPYS published 96 alerts in 2006. For the fourth consecutive year, Lima and Ancash were the regions with the highest reported number of violations against press freedom. During 2006 there […]
Four journalists accused by doctor of defamation for reporting on allegations of medical negligence
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 29 January 2007, journalists Julio Quevedo Chávez and Lénin Quevedo Bardalez of the newspaper “Diario Voces” and reporters Glenda Mello Pinedo and Felipe Tipián Ramírez of the television programme “Enfoques”, were accused of the crimes of defamation and slander. Doctor Felipe Cesías filed the accusation with Tarapoto’s Second Criminal Court after both […]
Demonstrators assault cameraman during protest in Loreto region
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 16 January 2007, Ramiro Bardales Sánchez, a photographer with the Audiovisual Unit of the Loreto regional government’s Institutional Image Office (Unidad de Audiovisuales de la Oficina de Imagen Institucional) was beaten by a group of demonstrating members of the General confederation of Workers of Peru (Confederación General de Trabajadores del Perú, CGTP) […]
Mayor’s assistant threatens to kill journalist and his family for critical reporting on city’s administration
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 26 January 2007, Mayor José Lomparte’s personal assistant, Yutaca Cadota, threatened to kill journalist Antonio Asalde Lluen, director of “El Guerrero” newspaper, based in the northwestern city of Casma, when Cadota was walking in Casma’s Plaza de Armas square. According to Lluen, Cadota threatened to kill him and his family for his […]