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Joaquín MORALES SOLÁ 

Writer and journalist Joaquín Morales Solá was a victim of stigmatisation in 2024. On 6 April 2024, while at a conference, President Milei criticised Morales Solá after the writer published opinion pieces criticising the president…

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María Sol FANTIN

Writer and teacher María Sol Fantin faced attempts in 2024 to censor her book Si no fueras tan niña. Memorias de la violencia (*If you weren't such a child: Memories of violence*, Paidós, 2022), an autobiographical work that recounts the sexual abuse she suffered as a teenager at the hands of a teacher. On 17 November 2024, Vice-President…

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Jorge FERNÁNDEZ DÍAZ

On 13 April 2024, President Javier Milei publicly insulted the novelist and journalist Jorge Fernández Díaz and discredited his work as a columnist. The author and journalist had published several opinion pieces criticising…

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Gabriela CABEZÓN CÁMARA

In 2024, authorities attempted to censor the book Las aventuras de la China Iron (The Adventures of China Iron), written by writer and journalist Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, on the grounds that it contained sexually explicit content…

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Gustavo Andrés GORRITI ELLENBOGEN

On 27 March 2024, Lima prosecutor Alcides Chinchay opened an investigation against prominent journalist and writer Gustavo Gorriti, founder and editor-in-chief of IDL-Reporteros, for alleged bribery and requested that he reveal…

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Paola Margot UGAZ CRUZ

Investigative journalist, editor and writer Paola Ugaz continued to face judicial harassment in 2024, with an ongoing investigation for alleged ‘illicit enrichment’ begun in 2023. On 4 September 2024, Ugaz testified at trial hearing…

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