Paola Ugaz

Legal woes continue for journo reporting on controversial lay group
- Church in the Americas
- Sep 20, 2019
Peruvian journalist Paola Ugaz, who has faced a series of legal battles over the past 18 months linked to her reporting on a controversial lay movement, has now launched an inquiry into a court she says brought charges against her that were unfounded.
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Legal woes continue for Peruvian journalist reporting on lay movement
- Church in the Americas
- Jun 24, 2019
Paola Ugaz, a Peruvian journalist awaiting the retraction of a criminal complaint for defamation from an archbishop, has been slapped with a second court complaint saying she provided false testimony as a witness in a recent case against a colleague.
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Archbishop’s lawyer confirms charges against journalist to be dropped
- Church in the Americas
- May 16, 2019
The lawyer representing a Peruvian archbishop who last month withdrew criminal complaints against two journalists has clarified that a delay in dropping the second case is due to a procedural issue, not because they are backtracking on the decision.
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Defending freedom of the press in an era of ‘fake news’
- News Analysis
- May 5, 2019
Although freedom of the press may be abused, that doesn’t mean the concept isn’t critically important.
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Peruvian archbishop drops criminal complaint against second journalist
- Church in the Americas
- Apr 25, 2019
After yesterday’s decision to withdraw his legal complaint against Peruvian journalist Pedro Salinas, Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren Anselmi of Piura has decided to retract a second complaint against journalist Paola Ugaz on grounds that the cases disrupted the unity of the local church.
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Archbishop insists his legal actions don’t ‘gag’ free press
- Church in the Americas
- Apr 15, 2019
In response to complaints in recent days that his two criminal complaints against investigative journalists is an assault on the free expression of the press, Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren Anselmi has said that while free press is important, it is not absolute.
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