Peru: CFWIJ Condemns The Physical Assault Against Journalist Stefanie Medina

Stefanie Medina, a correspondent for the Canal N and America Television was physically attacked while covering an assignment in the southern city of Ayacucho on May 19. She was kicked by a woman in the crowd and her colleague, fellow cameraman, Carlos Brown was beaten with a stick. Both journalists barely escaped the angry mob after the presidential candidate Pedro Castillo made derogatory remarks about the Press.