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

" "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, ...

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 ...

To refresh the flowers at her husband’s grave and find comfort in retrieving his bones, a milestone in a country where 20,000 ...

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

Organized crime remains one of the primary drivers of violence in the ... airstrips to move drug loads and support illegal mining operations near local towns. In Peru, for example, violence against ...

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.