"The Truth Commission—and now most recently the Museo de la Memoria—are examples of this behavior. Copied from foreign initiatives, both proposals have been imposed on us in the name of …
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31 documents in Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru
A typical journalistic piece of drivel that lies knowing it is lying: Dear readers, the Commission of the "Museo de la Memoria," chaired by the writer Mario Vargas Llosa and …
The conviction of Fujimori should not be considered an advance for Human Rights in Peru. Justice has regressed under the government of Alan García, which continues to protect those murderous …
"The discourse analysis methodology employed in this research will make it possible to show, in a detailed and methodical manner, the underlying intentions in the discourses and will offer a …
For paying a three-thousand-sol publication fee under a category of the Organismo Supervisor de Contrataciones del Estado (SEACE), the mayor of the Municipalidad of the district of Acocro—which belongs to …
Defense Minister Rafael Rey faces his most difficult moment since taking office due to the controversial purchase of Chinese tanks. In that context, he clashed verbally with a journalist from …
In the following investigation, each of the events that left us with reflection and above all a lesson about what it means to carry out journalistic work will be laid …
In the presence of family members, friends, colleagues, authorities from the Province of Huanta, human rights organizations, and the press, a series of activities were held in memory of the …
Breathless, senseless: the Uchuraccay massacre and its subsequent politicization have been the worst tragedies in national journalism, without mercy. Every year, Javier Ascue — a leading journalist at El Comercio …
This work attempts to demonstrate that the social construction of the national hero/heroine as a symbol of courage and resistance generally arises within a period of social, political, and economic …
List of jury members and all award winners across all categories.
In the article 'El Nudo en la garganta,' written by Augusto Rubio in La Industria de Chimbote, a teenage peasant from the highlands of Aranhuay, Ayacucho, recounts to a university …
This article won first place in the NATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARDS CVR+5, organized by the Consejo de Prensa Peruana and the citizen movement Para que no se repita. It recounts gripping …
The report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission shows us the twenty years of violence (1980–2000) that Peru lived through, during which the human rights of nearly seventy thousand Peruvians …
On the night of December 17, 1996, a platoon of 14 members of the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) stormed the residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima during the …
The problems of systematic and objective quantification of violent content and its reach over audiences reveal the inherent limitations of studying reception processes from an informational perspective, by virtue of …
The credibility of journalism has faced a trial by fire in one of the most regrettable and striking episodes in the history of the Peruvian press: the takeover of the …
This work offers an approach to the changes experienced in a significant part of the views on political violence — and especially regarding human rights — constructed in Peru, highlighted …
A recent document by General Nicolás Hermoza puts on the table the problem of relations between the press and the Armed Forces.
The takeover of the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima became from the very first moment a news story of worldwide impact, as demonstrated by the number of journalists from the …
The book is divided into five chapters. The first, titled: "Human Drama in 'Alto Yurinaki'," details the political and social context of the detention, torture, and subsequent release of innocent …
A journalist who recently returned from the scene of the massacre in the jungle of Huánuco, in the Huallaga valley, gave a harrowing account of the death and destruction caused …
The present work aims to recount in an objective manner the violent acts carried out by the Partido Comunista Peruano "Sendero Luminoso," with its leader Abimael Guzmán at the helm. …
This book is the fruit of the interest of a group of university professors and media professionals in the right to peace. The initial purpose of its authors was that …
In 1989, the newspaper "Amauta" noted that the ideological struggle, like no other form of struggle, cannot be separate from the war process that tends to cover the national scene. …
"Sendero. Historia de la guerra milenaria en el Perú" presents the origins of Shining Path's violence as an essential history for understanding Peru over the last 30 years. Published for …
Criticism of newspaper reports and editorials is part of the natural effects that medium generates. However, beyond that general tone, in recent years a distrust toward journalistic sources of information …
In all areas and aspects of national life, various social and political actors, legitimately concerned about the situation of violence that Peru is experiencing, have developed and continue to develop …
This publication is a compilation of articles that speak in favor of Sendero Luminoso ideology in the internal armed struggle. Known in Peru as "red literature," this series of articles …
The first thing General Luis Cisneros Vizquerra, the current Minister of War, did upon receiving QUEHACER was to invite us for a cup of coffee and comment that the Ayacucho …
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Motion to investigate EIS Narwhal and Bermuda plans
Congressmen Alejandro Santa María, Jorge Del Castillo and Edgard Núñez proposed that Congress appoint an investigative commission on the alleged illegal activities of the Intelligence Services linked to the so-called 'Narval' and 'Bermuda' plans with the purpose of terrorizing national journalism. The motion was rejected by 57 votes against and …
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Caretas article on discovery of corpses in Moyuna
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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Release of Hector Delgado Parker
Héctor Delgado Parker, president of the board of directors of Panamericana Televisión and former advisor to President Alan García Pérez, was kidnapped by the MRTA on October 4, 1989. After being held captive for more than a month and a half, his strangled body was found in Uchiza on November …
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Capture of Alberto Gálvez Olaechea of MRTA
On August 17, 1987, the Anti-Terrorism Directorate (DIRCOTE) captured Alberto Galvez Olaechea, who was a leader of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA). Gálvez Olaechea was also a journalist for Cambio magazine. This capture represented a significant blow against the MRTA leadership structure during a period of intense subversive activity …
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Best stage of Radio Onda Azul with a stable team of communicators
Between 1981 and 1992, Radio Onda Azul experienced one of its best periods, with a team of communicators that remained stable for 12 years. The radio played an important role in the information and analysis of events related to political violence in the region. Director Raúl Rodríguez coordinated with teams …
Photos & Videos 6
Martyrs of Uchuraccay. Fragment of the documentary "Traces of the path"
Looking for Jaime Ayala. Report.
Uchuraccay: 25 years after the murder of journalists in Peru
1983
UCHURACCAY, MURDERED JOURNALISTS
1983
FUNERAL OF JOURNALISTS MURDERED IN UCHURACCAY
1974