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Ucayali: Journalist Mitzar Castillejos Wounded After Armed Attack in Aguaytía

Summary by Diario Correo
Peruvian journalist Mitzar Castillejos was wounded by gunfire after being attacked by unknown subjects while on his way to conduct his radio program in the city of Aguaytía, in the Amazon region of Ucayali, reported the National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP).The journalistic union expressed its “strong condemnation” of the attack on Castillejos, who runs a program on Radio Latin Plus and runs a local information portal in Aguaytía, ca…
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The National Association of Journalists (ANP) reported a second hit by hitmen in less than a week against press professionals in Peru. On Friday, December 12, journalist Mitzar Castillejos was the victim of an assassination attempt on Padre Abad, in the Ucayali region, just days after the murder of Fernando Núñez on December 6 in Pacasmayo. Renzo Chávez, secretary general of the ANP, described the incident as regrettable and condemnable. The att…

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This time, hitmen on motorcycle shot the communicator Mitzar Castillejos in the city of Aguaytía, in Ucayali, as he was on his way to the Latin Plus radio station, his work center.The incident occurred on Friday, December 12, at about 1:00 p.m., when he was on his way to conduct his information program.Suddenly, two guys on a motorcycle intercepted him and tried to end his life. Journalist Mitzar Castillejos received five gunshot hits on the bod…

Peruvian journalist Mitzar Castillejos was wounded after being attacked by unknown persons with gunfire while he was on his way to conduct a radio program in the city of Aguaytía, in the Amazon region of Ucayali, denounced the National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP).The press union expressed in a statement [...] The entry A journalist is wounded in a gun attack in the Amazon city of Peru was first published in Foco Informativa.

Peruvian journalist Mitzar Castillejos was wounded by gunfire after being attacked by unknown subjects while on his way to conduct his radio program in the city of Aguaytía, in the Amazon region of Ucayali, reported the National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP).The journalistic union expressed its “strong condemnation” of the attack on Castillejos, who runs a program on Radio Latin Plus and runs a local information portal in Aguaytía, ca…

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Diario Correo broke the news in Peru on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
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