Eyder Peralta

@eyderp

@NPR's Correspondent in Mexico City. Formerly in Nairobi and Cape Town. tips, complaints: eperalta (at) npr.org

Mexico City, Mexico npr.org/people/3487649… Joined January 2008

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Eyder Peralta @eyderp May 10, 2022

Our work in East Africa was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Audio reporting. It recognizes a year of relentless reporting in region in the grips of war and political turmoil. Our submitted work is here. Take a listen! bit.ly/3wm8jva

www.pulitzer.org Eyder Peralta, Solomon Fisseha, Alsanosi Adam and Halima Athumani of National Public Radio For their compelling, accessible and empathetic stories on the complicated war and threats to democracy in East Africa, an area of the world that rarely gets sustained coverage.

Eyder Peralta @eyderp Dec 6, 2025

Hey, look! Weekend Edition is coming to you from Mexico City! We talk World Cup, social media bans and we run a profile of Carlos Manzo, the slain mayor of Uruapan.

Eyder Peralta @eyderp Jun 12, 2025

Here’s a deputy Secretary of State ordering the cancellation of an apparently non existent visa over a Tweet that supported the protests in Los Angeles.

Azucena Uresti Verified account @azucenau Jun 12, 2025

🇺🇸 EE.UU. cancela visa a consejera estatal de Morena

El subsecretario de Estado, Christopher Landau (@DeputySecState) habría ordenado cancelar la visa de Melissa Cornejo (@melishcs), consejera estatal de #Morena en Jalisco, tras un mensaje considerado ofensivo.

📄@GildoGarzaMx

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Eyder Peralta @eyderp Jun 5, 2025

Ruth Lopez’s lawyer says a judge has ordered that these proceedings are under seal. The government has publicly accused Lopez of “misappropriation of state funds.” Lopez in this video says she’s being targeted because she has uncovered corruption in @nayibbukele’s government.

Radio YSKL 📻 💻 📲 Verified account @radioyskl Jun 4, 2025

#LoÚltimo | Decretan Instrucción Formal con Detención Provisional, por el delito de enriquecimiento ilícito, para la Abogada Ruth Eleonora López Alfaro. La @FGR_SV tiene 6 meses para ampliar las investigaciones.
Vía @GerardoJvlYSKL

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Eyder Peralta @eyderp Jun 4, 2025

“I am a political prisoner!” Ruth López shouts, as her hearing ends in El Salvador. “I want a public trial,” reiterates.

Cristosal Verified account @Cristosal Jun 4, 2025

📢 #ACTUALIZACIÓN | Tras concluir la audiencia inicial, un juez decretó detención provisional para Ruth, según informó su defensa.

🗣️ “¡Soy una presa política! Las acusaciones son por denunciar la corrupción del gobierno. No hay instituciones que garanticen derechos.”

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