"In Huaral, security cameras captured a man lighting and throwing an explosive device inside the home of journalist Carlos Alberto Mesías Zárate. The victim's pet, a dog named Manchis, put out the lit fuse with her teeth and alerted the journalist to the incident. [...] The journalist said the act was a response from the […]
"Chilean authorities have arrested one of the suspects in the killing of Peruvian journalist Gastón Medina Sotomayor. Olfran Domingo Rivas Ramos, who also goes by the alias 'Pancho,' was taken into custody after a routine traffic stop in Santiago, according to Peru's National Police. Rivas Ramos, a foreign national, is being investigated for the January […]
"Peruvian journalist Gustavo Gorriti, head of the investigative outlet IDL-Reporteros, said he will not comply with a summons from a congressional committee investigating the country’s plea agreement with Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht. In a public letter, Gorriti questioned the legitimacy and impartiality of the multiparty investigative committee, which is led by lawmaker Alejandro Muñante. The […]
"On July 16, 2025, Peru’s Congress issued a directive that bans journalists from seeking statements from congressional employees and prohibits them from approaching offices inside the legislative building. The move comes after several media outlets published reports detailing employee complaints, including allegations that lawmakers were taking a portion of their salaries. The directive also imposes […]
“The local government in Lima, Peru, issued a statement accusing La República newspaper and its reporting team of sabotaging trains on the Lima-Chosica railway line. The accusation followed a report exposing the poor condition of locomotives and train cars — some more than 40 years old and decommissioned in the United States — that were […]
"According to the National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, for its initials in Spanish), at least 150 attacks on journalists and media outlets have been recorded in the first half of the year alone, including the murders of journalists Gastón Medina in Ica and Raúl Celis in Iquitos. In the first few months of […]
"Gudelia Gálvez Tafur, director of digital news outlet Huaraznoticias.com, has received death threats in response to her reporting on alleged irregularities in public works projects in the city of Huaraz, [department of Áncash, Peru]. The International Federation of Journalists and the National Association of Journalists of Peru have condemned the threats and are calling for […]
"Peru, once again, is in the spotlight. The country has been included along with Venezuela, Paraguay, El Salvador and Guatemala in a new list of nations that are actively restricting civic space through laws and regulations that affect the operation of social organizations, independent media and human rights defenders. So warns the report "Curtailing Civic […]
"The journalist Carlos Alarcón, who works for Amazonia TV, survived a shooting at his home, whose front was tageted with firearms on Saturday, June 21, 2025, after receiving threats on his cell phone. The International Federation of Journalists joins the National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP for its initials in Spanish) in its absolute […]
Pope Leo XIV has sent a strong message of support to the Peruvian journalists who investigated and denounced abuse by members of the Church. "The victims of the former spiritual family of the Sodalitium, along with the journalists who supported them with courage, patience, and commitment to the truth, reflect the wounded yet hopeful face […]
"The alleged perpetrator of the murder of Gastón Medina, a well-known Peruvian journalist in the southern region of Ica, was arrested this Friday [May 16] by agents of the Peruvian National Police (PNP, by its acronym in Spanish) and members of the Public Prosecutor's Office, official sources reported. Members of the security forces raided a […]
"Peru has seen a recent series of alarming legislative initiatives, judicial harassment and smear campaigns targeting independent media outlets. These developments mark a severe deterioration of the country’s democratic environment and pose an unprecedented threat to press freedom. Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French) calls on Peruvian authorities to end the hostility […]