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Peruvian newspaper facing huge fine for comments about public official

1 June 2016
Inter American Press Association

The libel suit against editor Juan José Garrido and the newspaper Perú 21 seeks damages amounting to approximately US$230,000 payable to Félix Moreno Caballero, president of the Callao Regional Government.

Peru Free Expression & the Law

Journalist in Peru found guilty of aggravated defamation, warned about conduct

On May 3, 2016, judge Susana Coronado Zegarra ruled that journalist Rafael Leon was criminally responsible on charges of aggravated defamation filed against him by Martha Meier Miró Quesada, former editor of the newspaper El Comercio, but did not impose a sentence.

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad‎ 9 May 2016

Journalist sued by former president is convicted of defamation in Peru

Legal counsel for journalist Fernando Valencia said defamation did not take place, as Valencia only reproduced public information regarding a statement President Ollanta Humala had made about former President Alan Garcia and his administration.

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad‎25 April 2016

Peru Free Expression & the Law

Peruvian judge must respect freedom of expression and annul defamation conviction for journalist

The Board of IPYS sends a letter to Judge Susan Katherine Coronado Zegarra, noting its concern after learning that the journalist Rafael León could be sentenced to three years in prison for criminal defamation.

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad‎22 April 2016

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Peruvian journalist gets death threat after politician incites violence against him

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Attacks Peru 1 December 2015
Journalists at Peruvian weekly report harassment and illegal surveillance by government

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Attacks Peru 27 October 2015
Police open fire on protesters in Peru, killing three

‎ Human Rights Watch

Peru 15 October 2015
Politically motivated complaints result in takedown of Peruvian paper's Facebook page

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Peru 14 October 2015
Death threats against Peruvian journalist who revealed benefits for capital city's inmates

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Attacks Peru 20 August 2015
Peruvian journalist assaulted while covering illegal mining operations

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Attacks Peru 2 June 2015
Peruvian journalists attacked and threatened by demonstrators opposing mining project

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Peru 21 May 2015
Peruvian journalist caught up in Greenpeace Nazca Lines investigation

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Peru 15 January 2015
Journalist in Peru arrested and detained for not carrying ID card

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Peru Free Expression & the Law 9 January 2015
Journalist murdered in Peru after investigating hired assassins

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Peru 11 November 2014
Two Peruvian journalists receive death threats after reporting on corrupt public officials

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Attacks Peru 29 October 2014
Peruvian journalist's wife killed in struggle with gunman looking for her husband

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Attacks Peru 21 October 2014
Accusations against local official result in attempt to kill Peruvian journalist

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Peru 8 October 2014
TV program in Peru cancelled after being critical of local administration

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Censorship Peru 5 September 2014
Peruvian authorities should not rule out journalism connection to journalist's murder

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Impunity Attacks Peru 12 August 2014
Peru Interior minister under investigation for 1988 journalist murder

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Impunity Peru 10 July 2014
Taking stock of the climate of silence in Peru

‎ Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

Attacks Censorship Peru 27 June 2014
Peruvian journalist threatened over coverage of regional strike and mining

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Attacks Peru 16 May 2014
Bomb detonates outside journalist's home in Peru

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Attacks Peru 28 April 2014
Peru's Supreme Court must act to solve murder of journalist from 2004

‎ Inter American Press Association

Impunity Peru 23 April 2014
Radio team receives death threats in Peru after reports on problems with garbage pick-up

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Peru 22 April 2014
Journalists in Peru receive death threats after criticizing municipal government

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Attacks Digital Rights Peru 13 March 2014
Explosives set off at home of Peruvian journalist who reported on local corruption

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Attacks Peru 11 December 2013
Journalists from defunct paper report judicial harassment in Peru

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Peru 18 November 2013
Journalists from the same paper sentenced in separate defamation cases in Peru

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Free Expression & the Law Peru 23 October 2013
Peruvian journalist receives two sentences for defamation

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

Free Expression & the Law Peru 23 September 2013

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