(IPYS/IFEX) – On 3 August 2006, approximately 500 members of the Federation of Workers of Barinas and of the Construction Union stormed the office of the newspaper “Diario de Los Llanos”, of the southwestern state of Barinas. Members of the crowd beat journalist Paul Trasolini and a security guard, destroyed part of the office’s reception […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 3 August 2006, approximately 500 members of the Federation of Workers of Barinas and of the Construction Union stormed the office of the newspaper “Diario de Los Llanos”, of the southwestern state of Barinas. Members of the crowd beat journalist Paul Trasolini and a security guard, destroyed part of the office’s reception area, and cut the office’s telephone and electrical cables.
The violent actions were taken as part of a protest against an item published that day that mentioned the apparent participation of union president Alexis Avendaño in a meeting to discuss the elimination of the union charter.
After occupying the newspaper office for four hours, the union members were removed by police. Representatives of the newspaper filed a complaint with regional police.
