From the websites given in class, specifically En.Rsf.Org, I found out that censorship has a small play in Peruvian media. Just last year, a radio station (La Voz), had it's 14 month ban lifted and was able to resume broadcasting. La Voz, which is stationed in Peru's amazon region, was accused of encouraging violence to protesters. These accusation were of course without merit, and in fact, it is believed that because the station was in support of the uprising showed by the indigineous groups of Yarimaguas Peru, it caused friction between them and the government. This ended by their entire station being shut down for more than a year.
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| Freedom of Speech may not be so free, at least in countries outside the U.S |
Another great website that was able to give me more information on the media of Peru was FreedomHouse.org. I thought that one particular story hit close to home because it deals with one of our most important freedoms that we often take for granted. Jose Alejandro Godoy, a Peruvian blogger was convicted of defamation charges and sentenced to 3 years in prison and fined $100,000 in November of 2010. Godoy had posted an entry in his blog that alledged that congressman Jorge Mufarech was involved with some instances of corruption. The blog post, according to Godoy, was "summurized information that already publicly available". To no one's surprise it was Mufarech himself who brought the case to the attention on the courts.
Peruvian Elections 2011 update
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| Candidates; Toledo, Castaneda, Fujimori, Humala, and Kuczinski prepare for a debate. |
A date has finally been scheduled for the top presidential candidates to come together for a debate. On Sunday March 20, Alejandro Toled, Keiko Fujimori, Olanta Humala, and the rest of the candidates will have their first debate.
Very good!
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