World Report 2008: Peru
3 April 2008
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Recent articles in Peru
Peru judge orders IDL-Reporteros to turn over audio recordings in corruption case
“It is appalling that the Peruvian judicial system is being used to prosecute IDL-Reporteros and Gustavo Gorriti for their work investigating issues of public interest” – CPJ.
Revoking of the confidentiality of Peruvian journalist’s communications is illegal, says CPJ
Ugáz has been the target of multiple criminal lawsuits since she and Pedro Salinas co-authored the 2015 book “Half Monks, Half Soldiers,” which alleged a pattern of sexual, physical, and psychological abuse within a Peruvian Catholic lay organization.
Peru’s Manuel Calloquispe faces threats and assaults to expose environmental damage from illegal Amazon mining
Despite the danger, Calloquispe, a freelancer for ‘El Comercio’, ‘Latina Televisión’, and environmental news site ‘Inforegión’, presses ahead with his investigations and scoops.