Gaston Medina previously told the Committee to Protect Journalists he received death threats related to his reporting.

The most violent period in Peru’s history still brings sorrow among the thousands who lost loved ones between 1980 and 2000.

" "target="_blank">President Dina Boluarte on Monday stated that her administration will ensure the protection of judges and prosecutors who act firmly against delinquency and organized crime.

Peru is facing its worst public safety crisis in recent memory, with top government officials blaming transnational criminal organizations for the chaos and violence that’s also roiling neighbors ...

A journalist who reported on Peru's extortion epidemic was shot dead on Monday and two people were injured in a separate bomb attack on a prosecutor's office that also investigates racketeering, ...

Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decades-long conflicts. Many have never been found, presumed to ...

As the Trump administration is getting ready to deport migrants at a large scale it also has risks. Deportations could ...

Rescuers in northern Peru were searching for trapped miners ... with illegal mining and organized crime playing a major role in propping up insecurity in the area. Last November, an attack at ...

Peru declared a state of emergency on Monday, following the detonation of explosives attacking the Public Ministry of Trujillo. Monday's incident marks the second attack in Trujillo this year.