Peru calls on citizens to report ‘acts of terrorism’ on social media

Rights groups say the move is a threat to the freedom of expression in a country currently facing deadly anti-government protests

Peru has called on citizens to report social media users suspected of supporting or inciting acts of terrorism", as the country reels from two months of violent anti-government protests which have claimed at least 59 lives.

In a move widely condemned by human rights organisations, the country's interior ministry said on Monday that the criminal definition of apology for terrorism" was being modified to include the use of social media, after the first jail sentences for the alleged crime last month.