"Peru's Constitutional Court on Friday [Feb. 20] ordered the release of a former minister after overturning his 12-year prison sentence for being a direct co-author of the murder of a journalist in 1988, when the politician was a young army officer during the armed conflict between security forces and the Shining Path terrorist group. A […]
"On Feb. 10, 2026, the administration of the mayor of Miraflores, Carlos Canales, issued a statement accusing the journalistic team of the news program La Encerrona of having committed cybercrimes, after reporting that a link was published on the website of said municipality that exposed personal data of more than 60,000 residents of the district. […]
"Investigative journalist and founder of Epicentro TV, Clara Elvira Ospina, received death threats on social media. On Feb. 4, Ospina reported on X (formerly Twitter) that a user identified as 'Luis Hidalgo W' responded to her posts with threatening messages. 'Your days are numbered, you son of a b****,' were the words the individual used […]
"Journalist Eric Hurtado was physically assaulted while covering a news story in the province of Chincha, [Peru], in a new incident that once again raises concerns about the safety of the press in public spaces. The attack occurred on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, on San Carlos Street, behind the Santa Ana school. According to the […]
"A Peruvian journalist who was recently shot by hitmen died this Friday [Dec. 26] in a hospital in Lima, a press guild reported, bringing to four the number of reporters killed by organized crime this year in the South American country. Mitzar Castillejos, 34, was shot on Dec. 12 as he left his home in […]
"Journalist Anthony Rumiche of the news outlet Prensa Callao TV was the target of an attack on the night of Friday, Dec. 19. Security cameras captured the scene. The attacker fired at point-blank range and fled while two motorcycles moved slowly, seemingly surveying the area. Minutes later, the car alarm and the sound of the […]
The Peruvian Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered the definitive closure of the investigations involving prosecutors Rafael Vela Barba and José Domingo Pérez, as well as journalist Gustavo Gorriti, in connection with the Lava Jato case in that country, according to the news site El Búho. The decision was made by the Supreme Criminal Prosecutor's Office, […]
"Around 1:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, two hitmen on a motorcycle attempted to kill journalist Mitzar Bato Castillejos Tenazoa, host of Radio Latín Plus 107.7 FM and director of the social media news portal Bato a Informarte Noticias. The attack occurred as he was heading to work in the [Peruvian] city of Aguaytía, in […]
“The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, by its acronym in Spanish) condemned the murder of journalist Fernando Nuñez Guevara, from [digital media outlet] Kamila TV, which occurred on Friday, Dec. 5, in Pacasmayo, [department of] La Libertad. […] This is the third killing of a journalist so far in 2025, following the murders […]
"Reporter Javier Rumiche and cameraman John Altamirano, both from RPP radio, reported being assaulted by members of the State Security during an official event with President José Jerí at the Civic Promenade in Tacna. The incident occurred just after the raising of the national flag, at which point the president had invited the journalists to […]
"The Judiciary rejected the application of the statute of limitations for crimes against humanity, as requested by Daniel Urresti's legal defense, and upheld his 12-year prison sentence for the murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos. [...] The prosecutor opposed the defense's request for the former minister to apply Law 31207 regarding the statute of limitations for […]
"In a context of increasing harassment of the independent press, five investigative media outlets —Salud con lupa, IDL-Reporteros, Epicentro TV, Ojo Público, and Convoca— along with the National Association of Journalists (ANP, for its acronym in Spanish), have filed protective actions (acciones de amparo) with the constitutional courts of Lima to halt the application of Law No. […]