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Claim

Claim 761

In July 1997, Ivcher, who was born in Israel, had his adopted Peruvian citizenship revoked and was thereby made ineligible to own a television station under Peruvian law.

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

Statement
In July 1997, Ivcher, who was born in Israel, had his adopted Peruvian citizenship revoked and was thereby made ineligible to own a television station under Peruvian law.
Field
occurred_on
Value
Citizenship stripped July 1997, ownership barred
About
incident 1997-pe-ivcher-stripped-of-citizenship
Source
Peru: CPJ protests arrest of former television station shareholder
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
1999-06

Quotation from the source

In July of that year, Ivcher, who was born in Israel, was stripped of his adopted Peruvian citizenship and thereby made ineligible to own a television station under Peruvian law.