In 1989, journalist Bárbara D'Achille and engineer Esteban Bohórquez were murdered by subversive elements in Huancavelica, Peru. D'Achille was killed by blunt force trauma, while Bohórquez was shot. Their vehicle was also destroyed with explosives. This incident was part of a series of subversive attacks in the region.
Italian journalist Barbara D'Achille, Head of the Ecology Section of the newspaper El Comercio, and engineer Esteban Bohórquez Rondón, Director of Special Projects of CORDE-Huancavelica, were intercepted by an armed group of the PCP-SL at the 'Martha' mine while traveling to the South American Camelids Project. They were detained and …
On May 31, 1989, 'El Comercio' journalist and environmentalist Barbara D'Achille, along with CORDE-Huancavelica official Esteban Bohorquez, were assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in Tinyacclla, Huancavelica. This double assassination was part of the PCP-SL's 'hit list' during the 1989-1990 Shining Path offensive, a period in which the subversive group claimed …
Bárbara D'Achille, a journalist for El Comercio, was assassinated by members of the Shining Path on 31 May 1989. At the time of her death, she was not covering the conflict but was traveling as a reporter specializing in ecology. Her murder highlighted the dangers faced by journalists in Peru …
On 31 May 1989, members of the Communist Party of Peru - Sendero Luminoso assassinated journalist and conservationist Bárbara D'Achille and engineer Esteban in Huarmicocha, Huando, Huancavelica. This event was part of the broader violence in the region, where Sendero Luminoso had been active in recruiting militants and engaging in …
On May 31, 1989, Bárbara D'Achille, an Italian journalist working in Peru, was abducted along with her companions while traveling to a project site in Huancavelica. Their vehicle was intercepted by armed individuals who forced them to unload their belongings and transferred them to animals. The incident occurred near the …
On 31 May 1989, members of the subversive organization Partido Comunista del Perú - Sendero Luminoso assassinated journalist Bárbara D'Achille and engineer Esteban Bohórquez Rondón in Huarmicocha, Huando, Huancavelica. The victims were killed while in a state of defenselessness and posed no threat to their attackers. Despite investigations, the perpetrators …
On May 31, 1989, El Comercio journalist Bárbara D'Achille was murdered by hikers in a mountainous area. D'Achille was not covering the armed conflict; she was traveling as a reporter specializing in ecology. Her murder demonstrated that journalists were at risk even when they were not directly covering issues related …
On May 31, 1989, members of the Sendero Luminoso were accused of attacking the Martha Mine and murdering journalist Bárbara D'Achille and engineer Esteban Bohorquez Rondón near Huarmicocha, Huancavelica. Rómulo Ramos Goitía and others were charged and later sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Superior Court of Junin …