New independent film reveals period of Peru’s history of violence against journalists
In January 1983, Rodolfo Pereira sat down for a coffee with his friend, a young journalist who was about…
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Peru sentences 16 former soldiers for 1985 massacre
A court in Peru sentenced 16 former soldiers for the 1985 massacre of 69 people in Ayacucho during the…
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Shining Path ambush kills 10 on eve of Peru’s election
Shining Path guerrillas killed at least 10 military and civilian personnel in an ambush in Peru’s…
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Peru opens armed-conflict memorial museum in Lima
The Lugar de la Memoria museum was inaugurated in Lima yesterday to commemorate victims of Peru’s…
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American opera depicts Peru’s 1996 Lima hostage crisis
An American opera house premiered on Monday the “Bel Canto” opera, which is set during the MRTA…
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Three priests murdered by Shining Path beatified in Peru
Three priests who were murdered by Shining Path rebels in 1991 became Peru’s first martyrs beatified…
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American citizen convicted of terrorism to leave Peru
Lori Berenson will leave Peru today after serving 15 years in prison and five years of parole for her…
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Guerrilla leader released after 25 years in Peru prison
A former leader of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) rebel army was released yesterday after…
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60 bodies found in mass graves in central Peru
Authorities in the central state of Ayacucho have found five mass graves containing the remains of 60…
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15 more rescued from second Shining Path ‘production camp’
Peru’s armed forces freed 15 enslaved workers from a Shining Path work farm in Junin state on Friday,…
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