President Alberto K. Fujimori continued his efforts to suppress critical reporting in a year that ended with the long-anticipated announcement that he would seek a third five-year term, a move widely considered unconstitutional. The Fujimori government’s systematic campaign to discredit Peru’s independent press earned him a place on CPJ’s list of the top 10 enemies…
New York, March 17, 2000 — CPJ is deeply concerned by the legal action currently being brought against the Lima-based newspaper, El Comercio, which threatens to transfer ownership of the paper to its minority shareholders. El Comercio is charged with the misuse of government-provided funds. The paper is also being sued by its former general…
New York, March 7, 2000 — CPJ is troubled by threats against Ricardo Palma Michelsen, owner of the Lima station Radio Miraflores. Palma was first threatened after a January 8 broadcast in which journalist Oscar Díaz interviewed ex-president Alan García Pérez and Baruch Ivcher, former owner of the television station Frecuencia Latina-Canal 2. Ivcher was…
New York, Feb. 25, 2000—In a letter sent to President Alberto K. Fujimori on Wednesday, CPJ expressed deep concern about the court-ordered confiscation of broadcast equipment used by the independent station Radio 1160. Ostensibly, the equipment was seized in compensation for an old debt. But according to CPJ’s sources, the real purpose of the February…
Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is writing to protest the court-ordered confiscation of broadcast equipment used by the independent station Radio 1160. Ostensibly, the equipment was seized in compensation for an old debt. But according to CPJ’s sources, the real purpose of the February 16 raid was to silence journalist César Hildebrandt’s recently-launched program “Ondas de Libertad” (“Freedom Waves”), which has aired critical views of Your Excellency’s regime.
Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists is writing to protest your government’s ongoing legal campaign against the Peruvian journalists group Asociación Prensa Libre, and in particular against Prensa Libre member Guillermo Gonzales Arica. We believe this campaign is designed to quell investigative journalism in Peru.
June 24,1999 His Excellency Alberto Fujimori President of the Republic of Peru Lima, Peru Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is writing to strongly condemn the June 18 arrest and conviction of Julio Sotelo Casanova, the former general manager of the television station Frecuencia Latina-Canal 2. CPJ regards Sotelo’s jailing as further evidence…
June 24,1999 His Excellency Alberto Fujimori President of the Republic of Peru Lima, Peru Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is writing to strongly condemn the June 18 arrest and conviction of Julio Sotelo Casanova, the former general manager of the television station Frecuencia Latina-Canal 2. CPJ regards Sotelo’s jailing as further evidence…
June 24,1999 Su Excelencia Alberto Fujimori Presidente de la República del Perú Lima, Perú Su Excelencia, El Comité para la Protección de Periodistas (CPJ) condena enérgicamente el arresto y encargatoria de reo de Julio Sotelo Casanova ocurridos el 18 de junio. Sotelo es el ex-gerente general de Frecuencia Latina-Canal 2. El CPJ considera que el…