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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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The Story of Captain José Pablo Colina Gaige
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 …
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Killing of prisoners in Lima's prisons
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 …
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Arrival of helicopter with journalists to Huaychao
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 …
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If Abimael Guzmán were to die tomorrow, the government should hand his body over to his immediate family. In the absence of living children or parents, Iparraguirre should grant power …
It was a warm evening on Friday, March 19, at the Colegio de Abogados de Lima. Before a packed auditorium — attended not only by human rights activists but also …
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 …
One of the decisive aspects put into play from the very beginning by the hostage crisis is that relating to the images, interpretations, and opinions that the population has or …