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Peruvian congressman pushes, insults, and spits on journalist

"On Sept. 29, 2025, Peruvian congressman Héctor Valer, representing the Somos Perú party, assaulted, insulted and spat on journalist Max Lanza after becoming angry with the reporter when he rebuked him for his statements labeling the protesters killed in the 2022 and 2023 protests as 'communists.' The incident, which took place in Puno, in the […]

Peruvian National Police announces legal action against journalist for reporting practices

"The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, by its acronym in Spanish) strongly condemns the sustained institutional hostility of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) against journalist Karla Ramírez, head of investigations for the Sunday TV program ‘Panorama,’ and her press team. In a particularly serious case, the PNP has announced in a public statement […]

Peruvian journalist threatened with bullets left at his workplace and home

“Radio Universal, a media outlet based in Ayaviri [Peru], reported that three bullets were found as a threat directed against journalist Dennis Muñoz, director of the news program Chekaq Willakuykuna – Rijchariy Melgarino, one at the main door of the radio station and two at his home during the early hours of the morning. According […]

Clashes between protesters and police in Peru leave at least six journalists injured

"The protest against the Peruvian government and Congress organized by young people and other social groups on Saturday [Sept. 20] in Lima left 12 police officers injured, six attacks on journalists, as reported by the National Association of Journalists (ANP, by its acronym in Spanish), and more than a dozen protesters injured, although there are […]

Government official in Ecuador - without evidence - accuses media outlet of money laundering and tax evasion

"Newspaper Expreso and its publishing company, Granasa, publicly denounced an attempt of intimidation by José Julio Neira, current Secretary General of Public Integrity [of Ecuador] and director of several institutions, who on Sept. 17 posted a video on his personal X account linking the media outlet to an alleged tax evasion and money laundering scheme. […]

Journalists from 25 countries reject attacks by political authorities on journalism in Peru

"In response to the increasing attacks by political authorities against journalists in Peru, more than 290 reporters, editors, media leaders, and press freedom organizations from 25 countries signed a statement denouncing an increasingly hostile environment for those investigating networks of corruption, impunity, and serious human rights violations. From Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, the United […]

Press and Society Institute rejects ruling in Peru requiring the removal of article

"The Press and Society Institute (IPYS, for its acronym in Spanish) on Wednesday [Sept. 10] rejected a court ruling requiring a Peruvian media outlet in the southern Andean region of Puno to delete verified journalistic information it published online and on social media regarding a complaint against an irregular appointment in a court in that […]

Mayor of Lima, Peru, threatens journalist Gustavo Gorriti

“During the inauguration of the still-unfinished Via Expresa Sur megaproject, Lima Mayor Rafael López Aliaga held a press conference, during which he attacked journalist Gustavo Gorriti and threatened to kill him using slang from the Peruvian underworld. 'We have to take this gentleman out once and for all,' he said, indicating that Gorriti would be […]

Journalist claims that the Peruvian Ministry of the Interior planned an alleged attack against her

"Journalist Karla Ramírez, head of the Panamericana Televisión investigation unit, reported last Sunday [August 31] that Peru's Ministry of the Interior had planned an attack against her in response to her investigations into the links between senior officials of the Peruvian National Police, Minister Juan José Santiváñez, and Nicanor Boluarte with the El Dorado mine. […]

Federation of Journalists of Peru condemns intimidation and death threats against journalist

The Federation of Journalists of Peru (FPP, for its acronym in Spanish) strongly rejected and condemned the intimidation and threats against journalist Luis Fernando Ramos Tenazoa, former president of the Federated Center of Journalists of Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon. On Aug. 26, the organization issued a statement denouncing that Ramos Tenazoa had received death […]

Peru's Ministry of Justice activates protection mechanism for journalist threatened in Amazon

"The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Minjusdh, for its acronym in Spanish) announced that it has activated the Intersectoral Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders on behalf of journalist Manuel Calloquispe Flores, after learning of the serious risk he faces in the Madre de Dios region. [...] The case has raised concerns […]

Journalist attacked during congressional event on Amnesty Law in Peru

"Journalist Katherine Ayarza of the news outlet Epicentro was attacked during an event on the Amnesty Law organized by the Democratic Tuesday program of the Congressional Citizen Participation Office on Aug. 26. At the end of the conference, some attendees surrounded the journalist and, amid shouts and insults belittling her work, threw her cell phone […]