A declaration denouncing the intimidation of Gustavo Gorriti and Rosa Mara Palacios was released by the three embassies in Lima. As well, the SPI spoke.

The assaults on Peruvian journalists Gustavo Gorriti, the head of IDL-Reporteros, and Rosa Mara Palacios were denounced in a joint statement by the embassies of the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in Lima. The three countries’ “concern” for “the rise in threats and incidents of violence in general against Peruvian and foreign journalists” was conveyed in the statement.

According to the statement, “We condemn any effort to obstruct the free exercise of one of the basic tenets of democracy like this, and we reiterate the importance that all competent authorities guarantee the safety of journalists.”

The Peruvian administration has not yet responded in any way.

The Inter-American Press Association’s (SIP) president, Michael Greenspon, responded by denouncing the attacks on both journalists and pleading with the Peruvian government to “implement urgent measures to protect journalism, especially in moments of political crisis, when the population You need to have diverse sources of information.”

The harassment of Gorriti and Palacios by “La Pestilencia,” whose leader is Juan José Muico, alias “Maelo,” and gangs affiliated with it, has been called for by the Committee for the Protection of Journalists, which has requested that the authorities look into the matter.

The attacks on the two journalists were denounced by Michael Greenspon, president of the Inter-American Press Association (SIP), who also urged the Peruvian government to “implement urgent measures to protect journalism, especially in moments of political crisis, when the population needs to have a variety of information sources.”

The assaults on Rosa Mara Palacios and the head of IDL-R were denounced by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), who stated that they “seem to be a common practice for certain violent groups in the country, far from being isolated incidents.”