Jailed U.S. citizen Lori Berenson gives birth to baby boy

Lori Berenson, a New York native imprisoned in Peru for collaborating with leftist Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) guerrillas, gave birth by cesarean section to a baby boy on Wednesday. The boy, delivered by c-section because of Berenson’s degenerative arthritis of the spine, was named Salvador Anespori Apari Berenson and will have dual U.S. and [...]

Peru justice minister: New law allowing jailed foreigners to serve out sentences at home country doesn’t apply to U.S. citizen Lori Berenson

Lori Berenson, a New York native imprisoned for collaborating with leftist Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) guerrillas, will be prohibited from making use of a new law that allows foreigners serving jail time in Peru to be sent back to their country of origin, according to Justice Minister Rosario Fernandez. “The law is neither retroactive, [...]