"The Peruvian Foreign Press Association (APEP, for its acronym in Spanish), an organization with more than 50 years of history and almost eighty members, has repudiated what it considered a campaign of 'systematic harassment and defamation' against some of its members. In a statement, it highlights the cases of Jacqueline Fowks, a contributor to this newspaper [El País], and Paola Ugaz, of ABC, 'who are the object of a professional smear campaign' on social networks.
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Supporters of [presidential candidate Keiko] Fujimori criticize the electoral coverage of both journalists, whom they accuse of having a bias in favor of the leftist Pedro Castillo and of not substantiating the allegations of fraud promoted by the candidate Keiko Fujimori. In the case of Fowks, a user even published a photo of her with the following caption: 'This is the face of Jacqueline Fowks, in case you meet her on the Peruvian streets and want to tell her what you think of what she writes.'"
