"Peruvian journalists Paola Ugaz and Pedro Salinas, who investigated sexual abuse in the Church, denounced this Friday [Nov. 8] at a press conference in Lima that they have been persecuted – through media and the courts – since 2018 by the Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana, the ultraconservative religious organization in Peru that in recent years […]
“In an Oct. 25 resolution, Peru Supreme Court Judge Juan Carlos Checkley ordered the Attorney General’s office to compel [investigative news website] IDL-Reporteros to turn over audio recordings that were part of its 2018 investigation into judicial corruption and to interrogate [Gustavo] Gorriti, its editor in chief. ‘It is appalling that the Peruvian judicial system […]
"The Peruvian justice system sentenced on Monday [Sept. 30] former military chief Alberto Rivero Valdeavellano to 18 years in prison for the forced disappearance of journalist Jaime Ayala in 1984, as well as for the premeditated murder and the disappearance of almost 70 other people in the Andean region of Ayacucho. Judge Miluska Cano read […]
Following a court decision as part of the lawsuits brought against her by the Peruvian Attorney General's Office, the secrecy of Peruvian journalist Paola Ugaz's communications was lifted, according to the Spanish newspaper ABC, of which Ugaz is a correspondent in Lima. The Peruvian court requested from Ugaz's telephone operator all the records of her […]
“On Sept. 9, 2024, during a press conference, [President] Dina Boluarte's spokesperson, Fredy Hinojosa, asked the public prosecutor's office to investigate journalistic publications about popular protests against her. Hinojosa described as false the live broadcasts that allegedly show attacks on the president, which he considered an invitation to violence. He alluded to protests against Boluarte […]
A judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Lima, Peru, declared the legal case against investigative journalist Daniel Yovera Soto closed, according to legal documents published by the newspaper La República on Aug. 25. Yovera Soto was accused of aggravated defamation by Carlos Alberto Abelardo Gómez de la Torre Pretell, representative of the San […]
"On Aug. 23, 2024, IPYS' online presentation of its report on the criminalization of journalists as a way to intimidate the press that investigates power was attacked by trolls who managed to shut down the event. The event was taking place normally until the presentation of [journalist Rosario] Romaní, who told about the judicial harassment […]
Peruvian TV presenter Magaly Medina said on her program “Magaly TV, la Firme” that two of its reporters, identified as Nataly Julca and Gianfranco Pérez, received death threats after covering an encounter between Christian Cueva, player of the Peruvian National Soccer Team, and singer Pamela Franco. According to the newspaper El Comercio, Julca received intimidating […]
“The former Minister of the Interior [of Peru], Daniel Urresti, will continue life behind bars. This Wednesday [Aug. 14], [the Transitory Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court] ratified his 12-year prison sentence for the murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos. [...] The Supreme Court determined that the crime 'constitutes, without the slightest doubt, a serious violation […]
Hialmar Laynes Sánchez, accused of harassing and threatening at least five journalists in Peru, was handed a five-year suspended prison sentence on Aug. 2. A suspended sentence in the Peruvian judicial system means that he will not have to serve time in jail as long as he follows certain rules. In this case, Sánchez will […]
The investigative journalism platform CONNECTAS announced it’s receiving applications for grants with the aim of supporting journalists and communicators interested in investigating environmental crimes and their possible solutions in the Amazon region. The initiative will focus specifically on Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Applicants will be able to propose stories, reports, or investigations that address this […]
"Seven journalists reported in June that they had been sexually harassed and threatened with their murders. The assailant, identified as Hialmar Enrique Laynes Sánchez, was arrested [on July 30] after violating protective measures imposed against him. Among the victims is Manuela Camacho, who expressed her relief and gratitude towards the authorities for their response. Camacho […]