Overview
- Reporter Eric Hurtado was assaulted on January 5 while covering a death on Prolongación San Carlos behind the Santa Ana school in Chincha.
- Witness accounts say he was working at a respectful distance when a man, presumed to be a relative of the deceased, grabbed him by the neck.
- Journalists and nearby residents immediately intervened and denounced the violence at the scene.
- The Asociación de Periodistas y Comunicadores de la Provincia de Chincha issued a public denunciation and asked the National Police and Public Ministry to identify the attacker and take legal action, calling the incident a breach of press freedom.
- Outlets report a growing pattern of hostility toward reporters in the province, with no arrest or charges confirmed as of January 6.