"Journalist Harold Portella Llanos reported receiving death threats against himself and his family after publicly denouncing a police officer for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and robbery of a citizen in the province of Casma, in the Áncash region [of Peru]. [...] 'I announced on my program that I intended to publicly denounce an […]
Ten data-driven journalism projects from around the world won the 2026 Sigma Awards, hosted by the Global Investigative Journalism Network. They were recognized as the best in data journalism out of 543 entries from 84 countries, as reported by GIJN. Winners from Latin America included Peruvian outlet Salud con Lupa for "Invisibles: How System Failures […]
“Journalists Analí Andrade Pareja, of Fuerza Informativa Apurímac, and Edwin Ramírez Delgado, of the Portada.pe website, are facing legal proceedings after Judge Wilmar de la Cruz Gutiérrez filed a constitutional injunction. The judge intends to force the journalists to remove several publications that reported on serious allegations against him for alleged influence peddling and abuse […]
"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 […]