Freedom of the press in Peru  In contemporary times, Peru has established democratic political institutions indicating an improvement in their press freedom environment; still, corruption continues to be a concern. In fact, according to the website Freedom of House, Peru nowadays is categorized as being partly free. Multiple shifts in the level of freedom categorize the freedom of the press in Peru starting in the late 1900s when the country was not free, moving onto the early 2000s where the country was free and recently it has been ranked as partly free. As a result, the political system of Peru has an impact on the freedom of the press in the country. Peru has had a changing political status that has affected press freedom in Peru. The following major historical events reveal the influence of political figures and historical events on the country's press freedom environment. Press freedom in Peru underwent its worst stage during the military regime, also known as the Peruvian Military Junta, led by Juan Velasco Alvarado that lasted from 1968 to 1980. The major impact of this political system in Peru was the closing and censorship of broadcast and print news media, as Velasco implemented a new press law demanding the expropriation of all national newspapers in 1974. Newspapers were closed and publishers were sent into exile due to accusations about distorting and influencing the public. Multiple newspapers were not closed but Velasco expropriated the country's major newspapers and also the main television channels and the radio stations. Only those media platforms that shared the regime's main aim, to align the means of communication with the social interest of Velasco, remained working. Nevertheless, Velasco decided to use government-appointed bureaucrats to look over the articles being published. For example, Hector Cornejo Chavez was one of the figures appointed to overlook "El Comercio" since he was one of Velasco's must trusted advisers. As a result, the papers published resembled the military regime's principles. Even though Velasco managed to hide opposing opinions on the regime coming from newspapers or mass media platforms, a few independent press managed to survive throughout the late 1970s. Peru underwent an internal war that was highlighted by the rising of the Shining Path's guerrilla, sabotage and terrorist actions, and again Peru was put under military rule. Peruvian economic instability and threats from these growing guerilla movements, journalists continued to have problems concerning freedom of the press in Peru when, a Japanese descended president, Alberto Fujimori took power after the 1992 coup d’état.