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Radio programme critical of mayor taken off the air in Peru
The hosts of "Huaraz Noticias en Radio" suspect that both the mayor of Huaraz and the Ancash Regional President are behind the suspension of their news programme.
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TV crew in Peru threatened in attempt to stop broadcast of report on corruption
Frequencia Latina TV "Punto Final" programme reported that journalist Roberto Ramírez and his cameramen, Jorge López and Orlando Cánepa, received death threats after broadcasting a video that shows the involvement of the provincial mayor of Talara in acts of corruption.
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Peruvian Congress should reject "terrorism denial" law
According to Human Rights Watch, the vague terms in a bill to outlaw terrorism denial “would threaten free speech and impose a chilling effect on legitimate expression, such as criticizing a judicial ruling about terrorist acts or publishing an interview with a person convicted of terrorism.”
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Journalist Javier Nilo Poma Sotelo, director and presenter of the news program "Huaraz Informa" on Global TV, received several calls on his cell phone in which he and his family were threatened to be killed if he continued to broadcast the violent actions of students on strike at the University of Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo.
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