Peruvian journalist receives threatening messages, demands to stop reporting on local officials
Peruvian authorities must thoroughly investigate death threats against journalist Jairo Roque Gómez and hold the perpetrators to account, and local officials should refrain from using the country’s outdated defamation laws to threaten reporters.
Peru opens criminal investigation into “Ojo Público”’s Ernesto Cabral over corruption reporting
Peruvian authorities should immediately drop their criminal investigation of journalist Ernesto Cabral and allow him and the Ojo Público team to work free of harassment.
Peruvian journalist Carlos Yofré López convicted in one criminal defamation case, on trial in another
Peruvian authorities should drop criminal defamation charges against journalist Carlos Yofré López and prosecutors should not contest López’s appeal of his conviction in a separate criminal defamation case. Both cases allege criminal defamation due to the journalist’s investigative work.
Peruvian journalist Roberto Sánchez’s car firebombed
Peruvian authorities should thoroughly investigate the arson attack on the vehicle of journalist Roberto Sánchez Mamani, hold the perpetrators to account, and ensure that members of the press can work safely.
IFEX-ALC condemns new attempts to obstruct justice after 32 years of impunity in case of journalist Hugo Bustíos
IFEX-ALC is concerned over reports of obstruction of justice in the case involving retired general and current Peruvian presidential candidate Daniel Urresti Elera. Urresti has been accused of involvement in the 1988 murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos Saavedra. The IFEX-ALC alliance calls on Peruvian judicial authorities to bring 32 years of impunity in the Bustíos case to an end.
In Peru, journalist Gustavo Gorriti, other media blamed for ex-president’s suicide
Peruvian authorities should immediately take action to ensure the safety of journalists at news website IDL-Reporteros, and officials should refrain from making inflammatory statements blaming the outlet and its director.
Máxima Acuña de Chaupe: A profile
Far from media attention, a Peruvian indigenous woman struggles to protect her land and water against large corporations.
IFEX-ALC: The murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos must not remain unpunished
The organizations that make up IFEX-ALC support those who want the acquittal of former minister Daniel Urresti to be revoked. Urresti was exonerated despite testimonials that directly implicated him in the horrible murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos.
Peru: Journalists could face prosecution after exposing judicial corruption
The journalistic directors of IDL-Reporteros and a Panamericana Television show have been summoned by Peru’s Supreme Internal Control Prosecutor to deliver audio clips exposing judicial corruption, and ordered to reveal their sources.
IAPA achieves commitment in Peru on World Press Freedom Day
At the same time the international delegation of the IAPA echoed the Peruvian president’s concerns about initiatives contrary to freedom of expression and of the press.
Two Peruvian journalists’ bodies found days apart
Authorities in Peru are urged to investigate all theories into the deaths of two journalists in apparently separate incidents whose remains were found just days apart in recent weeks.
Unmasking Peru’s “owners of the news”
A new report uncovers exceptionally high levels of media ownership concentration in Peru’s print and digital media sectors.
Peruvian radio presenter shot dead mid-broadcast
Hernán Choquepata Ordóñez interviewed local residents who often complained about the region’s elected authorities. Ordóñez himself was also often openly critical of local leaders, lambasting the mayors of Camaná the week before his murder.
Peruvian radio presenter shot dead mid-broadcast
Hernán Choquepata Ordóñez interviewed local residents who often complained about the region’s elected authorities. Ordóñez himself was also often openly critical of local leaders, lambasting the mayors of Camaná the week before his murder.
Fixing Peru’s unhappy history with surveillance
How do you fix a national intelligence system no one understands?
Scale of damages sought in recent Peruvian defamation cases cause for concern
“The damages awarded or sought in these two cases are utterly disproportionate. This sends an extremely negative signal for media freedom in Peru,” said Emmanuel Colombié, the head of RSF’s Latin America desk.