# Peru

Government actions against journalists in Peru

RSF rank: not recorded. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Peru is in South America, South America. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Peru, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Funding and ownership pressure: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=PE&tactic=funding_and_ownership_pressure), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/funding_and_ownership_pressure
- [Licensing and closure of outlets: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=PE&tactic=outlet_licensing), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/outlet_licensing

## Heads of government at the time

- [Alberto Fujimori: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/alberto-fujimori)

## Incidents by year

### 1997

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 1997 | [Peru strips television station owner Baruch Ivcher of his citizenship after critical reporting](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1997-pe-ivcher-stripped-of-citizenship) | [Funding and ownership pressure](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/funding_and_ownership_pressure) | Pressure | [Alberto Fujimori](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/alberto-fujimori) | Sustained |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/pe.

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