Retaliation against the community of Uchuraccay
After the massacre of journalists on January 26, 1983, the community of Uchuraccay suffered systematic reprisals, mainly by the Shining Path, resulting in the death of more than 135 community members between 1983 and 1984 and the total abandonment of the town.
After the events of January 26, 1983, when Uchuraccay villagers murdered eight journalists, believing them to be members of the Shining Path, the community suffered devastating reprisals. The Communist Party of Peru-Shining Path carried out multiple attacks against Uchuraccay throughout 1983 and 1984, killing more than a hundred villagers. The main attacks occurred on May 20, 1983 (around 20 dead), July 16, 1983 (another 20 dead), and December 24, 1983 (8 dead). During 1984, the community was repeatedly attacked by both the PCP-SL and the military and peasant patrols from neighboring communities, resulting in the complete abandonment of the town by the survivors who fled to the jungle, Tambo, Huanta, Huamanga and Lima.