On January 27, 1983, one day after the massacre of journalists in Uchuraccay, a helicopter arrived in Huaychao carrying journalists Gustavo Gorriti and Oscar Medrano from Caretas magazine. This event occurred in the context of the war waged by the communities against the Shining Path PCP. That same day, fourteen …
On March 1, 1984, Hugo Bustíos was kidnapped by a group of Navy infantrymen who violently entered his home and kept him arbitrarily detained in the barracks in Huanta for 34 days, where he was tortured. Due to the protest of national journalists and Amnesty International, he regained his freedom …
Marines entered the Callqui Presbyterian church during a prayer service, took out six young men and killed them. The incident was denounced by leaders of the Presbyterian church to CONEP on August 3, demanding government protection. Vicente Sayco denounced the facts to the authorities. Caretas magazine published a report on …
On August 28, 1984, by means of a brief communiqué, the Joint Command of the Armed Forces announced the relief of General EP Adrian Huaman Centeno from the political-military command of the emergency zone. The official communiqué indicated that for the convenience of the service and in accordance with the …
On June 18 and 19, 1986, there was a massacre of prisoners in Lima's prisons. This event had great media impact and was widely covered by Caretas magazine and other media. The magnitude of the violence and the circumstances of the events marked a breaking point in the relationship between …
On November 24, 1988, in the hamlet of Erapata, province of Huanta, Ayacucho, Hugo Bustíos Saavedra, a journalist for the magazine Caretas, was murdered. This crime occurred in a context of intense political violence in the Ayacucho region, where both law enforcement and subversive groups were active. The murder of …
Captain José Pablo Colina Gaige, an elite military officer, devised a plan to be dishonorably discharged from the Peruvian army and moved to Paris. Disillusioned, he connected with members of the Sendero Luminoso and returned to Peru to join the armed struggle. His mission was to reach Abimael Guzmán, but …
On April 21, 1994, the Peruvian weekly magazine Caretas reported the discovery of the body of a young woman and five unrecognizable bodies in Moyuna. The remains were found by a farmer who was searching for his missing daughter. The incident highlights the violence and chaos in the region, as …
On April 21, 1994, the weekly Caretas published an article describing the discovery of the body of a young woman and five unrecognizable bodies in Moyuna. Journalists Cecilia Valenzuela, Oscar Medrano of Caretas, along with Gilberto Hume and Josefina Townsend of CNN and Channel 9, were in the area of …
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