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Claim

Claim 759

Ivcher, who was born in Israel and had been naturalized as a Peruvian citizen, had his citizenship revoked and, as a result, lost his right to own a television station, after Frecuencia Latina-Canal 2 aired a series of investigative reports about the government.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
Ivcher, who was born in Israel and had been naturalized as a Peruvian citizen, had his citizenship revoked and, as a result, lost his right to own a television station, after Frecuencia Latina-Canal 2 aired a series of investigative reports about the government.
Field
action
Value
Citizenship revoked, barring station ownership
About
incident 1997-pe-ivcher-stripped-of-citizenship
Source
Attacks on the Press in 1999: Peru
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2000-03

Quotation from the source

Ivcher, an Israeli immigrant who was a naturalized Peruvian, was stripped of his citizenship and, as a result, his right to own a television station after Frecuencia Latina-Canal 2 aired a series of damaging investigative reports about the government.