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In cold blood

Photographer slain in Lima, police urged to explore link to work

Published on 26 February 2013Read

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Potential minefield

Magazine accused of defending Shining Path terrorism, back copies seized

Published on 29 August 2012Read

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Five journalists attacked during protests against Conga mining project

Five journalists were attacked and injured during violent protests against a proposed mine in the northern Cajamarca region yesterday, a day (...)

Published on 6 July 2012 Read

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Court quashes defamation conviction on appeal, spares journalist jail time

“I have the feeling that justice has finally been done after the offensive launched against me,” provincial TV journalist Teobaldo Meléndez Fachín (...)

Published on 29 March 2012 Read

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Decriminalization of press offences a major issue in 2012

An end to prison terms and exorbitant fines for crimes of defamation, slander and libel remains a key objective for the overall improvement in (...)

Published on 5 January 2012 Read

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Journalist wounded in kidnap attempt, organized crime suspected

Feliciano Gutiérrez Suca, the daily La República’s correspondent in the southern city of Juliaca, was shot in the leg while resisting a kidnap (...)

Published on 7 November 2011 Read

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Journalist Paul Garay Ramírez freed: a step towards decriminalization

Reporters Without Borders welcomes the news that the Lima Supreme Court has dismissed charges against radio and TV journalist Paul Garay Ramírez (...)

Published on 31 October 2011 Read

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Decriminalization urged after suspended jail terms for two journalists

Reporters Without Borders today urged Peru to quickly decriminalize press offences after a court in the southern city of Arequipa passed two-year (...)

Published on 28 September 2011 Read