"A grenade was detonated at the home of [Peruvian] journalist Carlos Mesías Zárate, director of the news website Central de Noticias, in the city of Huaral, Lima department, the National Association of Journalists of Peru reported. [...] The explosion not only caused material damage to the journalist's home, but also to neighboring homes, a motorcycle […]
"Seven extraordinary journalists from Georgia, the United States, Gaza, Peru, Hong Kong, Ukraine and Ethiopia have been named the 2025 IPI-IMS World Press Freedom Heroes for their exceptional courage and resilience in the fight for free media. [...] The World Press Freedom Hero Award, presented annually by the International Press Institute (IPI) in partnership with […]
"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 […]
"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 […]
“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 […]
"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 […]
"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. […]
"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 […]
"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 […]
“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 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. […]
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 […]