Peru Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

For journalists, coverage of political unrest proves deadly

December 20, 2011 12:01 AM EST

Journalists die at high rates while covering protests in the Arab world and elsewhere. Photographers and freelancers appear vulnerable. Pakistan is again the deadliest nation. A CPJ special report

Peruvian daily attacked after linking police to gangs

December 6, 2011 4:09 PM EST

New York, December 6, 2011–The offices of Peruvian regional daily El Sol de los Andes were attacked and vandalized on November 30 after the newspaper reported on alleged links between local police and criminal gangs, according to local press reports.

In Peru, journalist given suspended prison sentence

November 10, 2011 3:41 PM EST

New York, November 10, 2011–A Peruvian provincial journalist was found guilty of defamation by a regional court on Monday and received a suspended prison sentence and fine for his reports about alleged corruption, news reports said.

Peruvian journalist attacked after reporting on corruption

November 7, 2011 12:45 PM EST

New York, November 7, 2011–A Peruvian provincial reporter was shot and wounded on Saturday while resisting an attempted kidnapping that his colleagues believe may have been in reprisal for his coverage of police corruption, news reports said.

Peru frees journalist jailed for defamation

October 31, 2011 3:23 PM EDT

New York, October 31, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release on Saturday of Peruvian journalist Paul Segundo Garay Ramírez, a television and radio news show host who had been imprisoned for more than six months. Citing flawed evidence, the Supreme Court on Friday overturned Garay’s conviction on charges of defaming a prosecutor in…

Critical journalist gunned down in Peru

September 16, 2011 4:08 PM EDT

New York, September 16, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Peruvian authorities to fully investigate the murder of journalist José Oquendo Reyes, who was shot to death on Wednesday, and bring those responsible to justice.

Peruvian journalist dies after attack by gunman

September 8, 2011 3:47 PM EDT

New York, September 8, 2011–Peruvian television journalist Pedro Alfonso Flores Silva died today from gunshot wounds sustained in an attack by an unidentified assailant late Tuesday, local press said.

Peru must take steps to decriminalize defamation

August 4, 2011 1:04 PM EDT

Dear President Humala: We congratulate you on your first week in office as president of Peru and would like to take this opportunity to urge you to sign into law a recent bill passed by Congress that eliminates prison terms for defamation, an important first step toward the decriminalization of libel in your country. At a time when archaic criminal defamation laws are being used by officials to punish critical reporters, we call on you to uphold your pledge to protect freedom of expression by signing this bill and promoting the necessary changes toward a complete decriminalization of libel, leaving redress for this offense to civil courts.

CPJ condemns criminal defamation conviction in Peru

July 14, 2011 5:34 PM EDT

New York, July 14, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the sentencing of Peruvian television journalist Hans Francisco Andrade Chávez to two years in prison on criminal defamation charges stemming from a March 2 report concerning a local government official.

A worker inspects ballots with images of presidential candidates in Peru. (AP/Martin Mejia)

Attacks on the press rise before Peruvian election

June 1, 2011 5:50 PM EDT

New York, June 1, 2011–In the last month, at least eight Peruvian journalists were physically attacked, threatened, or verbally harassed in response to their coverage of the June 5 presidential race, according to regional press groups and local media. Most of the culprits appear to be supporters of each of the presidential candidates.