"Attacks on media outlets in Peru this week were planned 'against freedom of expression' and seek to 'breed terror', at a time when the South American country is facing a severe political crisis, local journalists told Voice of America. The Peruvian Press Council (CPP, by its Spanish acronym) compiled the facts in a detailed report […]
"The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, by its Spanish acronym) recorded, as of this Sun. Dec. 11, attacks on 21 journalists in Lima, Apurímac, Huaura, Arequipa, and Puno [in the midst of protests following the impeachment of president Pedro Castillo]. [...] Among the most serious incidents were the harassment of Analí Andrade, Carlos […]
"Hours after staging a coup d'état, the now vacated president Pedro Castillo left the Government Palace and went to the headquarters of the prefecture, on España Avenue, where he was arrested. Almost at the same time, the Public Prosecutor's Office announced measures against him. Previously, Canal N images showed the former president and members of […]
"In 1984, journalist Hilario Ayuque Zuñiga disappeared in [the Peruvian city of] Huancavelica and justice has been sought for his forced disappearance ever since. Almost four decades later, the Fourth Specialized Transitory Criminal Court of the Superior Court of Justice decided to sentence retired National Police officer Raúl Hebert Manyari Castellares for the crime that […]
"The Ombudsman's Office once again urged the President of the Republic [of Peru], Pedro Castillo, to respect and guarantee freedom of expression in the country. This due to the controversial statements he made after a meeting with graduates of the Armed Forces. 'We urge President Pedro Castillo to respect and guarantee Freedom of Expression and Freedom […]
"The Association of Journalists of Lima (CPL, by its Spanish acronym) demanded that the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) publish the preliminary report on the situation of freedom of the press, as well as the recommendations to regulate its full exercise in Peru. The institutional request […]
"In the early morning of Sept. 13, security cameras captured the precise moment in which two subjects on board a motorcycle threw an explosive at the main door of the television channel Cadena Sur de Ica (...) This impact totally destroyed the front of the establishment. To date, only material damage has been reported. According […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemned the kidnapping and extortion of a group of journalists from América TV, Peru. They were forced to read a live statement as a condition for their release. The organization urged the authorities to investigate, identify the culprits and bring them to justice to prevent these acts from being […]
"Peru's Judiciary postponed the start of the trial scheduled for this Thursday for the death of young journalist Melisa Alfaro, who died in 1991 due to the explosion of an envelope bomb, allegedly prepared by the Army Intelligence Service, during the government of then President Alberto Fujimori (...) In October 1991, Alfaro was 23 years […]
"The Tenth Criminal Court of the Judiciary confirmed the acquittal of Paola Ugaz after accusations of defamation filed by Luciano Revoredo, director of the news outlet La Abeja. This, after the plaintiff appealed the decision of the Superior Court that ruled in favor of the journalist. The resolution was issued on May 18 and declared […]
"On June 2, 2022, President Pedro Castillo completed 100 days without responding or giving statements to the press. He did so during a visit to a school in the north of Lima, an activity that was neither communicated to the press nor included in his agenda because it was deemed to be 'private.' Ada Ramos, […]
"Dozens of journalists held a sit-in on May 11 in front of the Peruvian Congress to demand 'respect for the right to information' and immediate access for information professionals inside the parliamentary headquarters, which has been restricted for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, set up by the Peruvian Press Council, the […]