Police fire tear gas as protests continue in Peru
1 year, 11 months ago

Police fire tear gas as protests continue in Peru

Al Jazeera  

Several hundred protesters marched late on Monday in Lima demanding the removal of President Boluarte. Riot police have used tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in the Peruvian capital as demonstrations that have been gripping the country since early December show no sign of abating. Several hundred protesters marched late on Monday in central Lima to demand the removal of President Dina Boluarte. At least 46 people have died since violent protests started early last month following the removal of left-wing, Indigenous President Pedro Castillo. “Right now we’re experiencing one of the highest levels of violence in recent times, since the 1980s” when authorities were battling left-wing Shining Path fighters, said Romero.

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Peru police clash with protesters demanding stepping down of interim President
1 year, 5 months ago

Peru police clash with protesters demanding stepping down of interim President

India Today  

Protesters and police clashed over the weekend during renewed demonstrations against Peru's interim President Dina Boluarte in the capital Lima, where demonstrators are demanding she step down and hold elections. Boluarte came to power in December after former leftist president Pedro Castillo was ousted and arrested, triggering accusations of power grabbing and setting off months of nationwide demonstrations. The ensuing …

Peru’s Boluarte denounces protests as ‘threat to democracy’
1 year, 5 months ago

Peru’s Boluarte denounces protests as ‘threat to democracy’

Al Jazeera  

President Dina Boluarte has faced criticism for her government’s heavy-handed response to anti-government protests. Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has denounced a series of protests scheduled to begin this week as a “threat to democracy”, as tensions continue to simmer in the South American nation. Boluarte’s remarks came on the eve of what is being called the third “Toma de Lima” …

Rights panel says Peru used excessive force to quell anti-government protests
1 year, 7 months ago

Rights panel says Peru used excessive force to quell anti-government protests

LA Times  

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said that Peru’s military and police forces used excessive force to quell violent anti-government protests and that they should be investigated as possible extrajudicial executions and massacres. The commission, an autonomous arm of the Organization of American States, said Wednesday that the violations took place in several regions across Peru but centered its investigation …

Rights group denounces ‘brutal’ protest crackdown in Peru
1 year, 7 months ago

Rights group denounces ‘brutal’ protest crackdown in Peru

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch has issued a report condemning Peru’s reaction to protests that erupted after a presidential impeachment. Lima, Peru – Peru’s police and military have violently suppressed recent anti-government protests, resulting in deaths that likely amount to “extrajudicial or arbitrary killings” under international law, according to a new 107-page report from the nonprofit Human Rights Watch. “We have found …

Autopsies show 30 people died from gunfire in Peru protests
1 year, 8 months ago

Autopsies show 30 people died from gunfire in Peru protests

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — In autopsy after autopsy, Peruvian anti-government protesters share the same cause of death: “firearm projectile.” Crhistian Armando Mamani, a 22-year-old musician, was protesting in a southern city when a bullet entered the left side of his torso and pierced both of his lungs. Human rights groups — including the United Nations — have called on the Peruvian …

Autopsies show 30 people died from gunfire in Peru protests
1 year, 8 months ago

Autopsies show 30 people died from gunfire in Peru protests

LA Times  

Residents surround coffins during a vigil Jan. 10 for more than a dozen people who died during the unrest in Juliaca, Peru. Human rights groups — including the United Nations — have called on the Peruvian government to investigate claims of excessive force used by police and soldiers during recent protests that have left 49 civilians dead, and the autopsies …

Peru withdraws ambassador from Mexico amid dispute
1 year, 9 months ago

Peru withdraws ambassador from Mexico amid dispute

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte announced on Friday the withdrawal of her country’s ambassador to Mexico in response to criticism from Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, whom she reproached for hurting ties in order to “privilege ideological affinities.” In his regular morning press conference, Mexico’s president said he had seen polls “where the spurious president has 15% …

Understanding the protests in Peru
1 year, 10 months ago

Understanding the protests in Peru

Al Jazeera  

The roots of the Peruvian crisis go beyond the standoff between former President Castillo supporters and the current government. Some key social organisations, such as the Workers General Confederation of Peru and the National Agrarian Confederation, continued to support the government despite its problems, as they feared the right-wing coalition would take power if Castillo were to fall. The people …

Nearly 50 injured in Peru's latest anti-government march
1 year, 10 months ago

Nearly 50 injured in Peru's latest anti-government march

The Hindu  

Almost 50 people were injured in Peru in violent clashes between law enforcement and anti-government protesters outside an airport Thursday, a month after 18 demonstrators were killed at the same location. A march had been organized in the city of Juliaca, Peru's southern Puno region, to demand justice for the 18 civilians killed on January 9, but it turned violent …

Explained: The 3 ways Peru could resolve its political crisis
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained: The 3 ways Peru could resolve its political crisis

Firstpost  

Lima: Peru has been rocked by two months of social upheaval with near-daily anti-government protests often spilling into violence in which at least 48 people have died. Resignation “The only is President Boluarte’s resignation,” said Paula Tavara, political scientist and professor at the Catholic University in Lima. “I cannot see it happening as it would also accelerate the end of …

‘Pattern of repression’: US Democrats call to suspend Peru aid
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Pattern of repression’: US Democrats call to suspend Peru aid

Al Jazeera  

A group of Democrats in the United States House of Representatives has urged the Biden administration to suspend all security assistance to Peru over a “pattern of repression” against antigovernment protests that has resulted in more than 50 civilian deaths. Their letter, a copy of which was shared with The Associated Press news agency, asked the Biden administration on Monday …

Peru: President Dina Boluarte urges Congress to hold early elections
1 year, 10 months ago

Peru: President Dina Boluarte urges Congress to hold early elections

Firstpost  

Lima, Peru: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte made a renewed appeal Sunday for Congress to hold early elections as a way to end weeks of deadly protests, warning that otherwise, she will seek constitutional reform to make a vote happen. Last month lawmakers moved up elections due in 2026 to April 2024, but as protests show no sign of abating, Boluarte …

Protester killed in Peru’s capital, rising crisis toll to 58
1 year, 10 months ago

Protester killed in Peru’s capital, rising crisis toll to 58

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — A protester has been killed in Lima during brutal clashes between police and demonstrators demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte. Víctor Santisteban Yacsavilca, 55, suffered a severe head injury during clashes with law enforcement in downtown Lima on Saturday, Peru’s ombudsman said. Protesters descended on Peru’s capital earlier this month to expand demonstrations that had earlier …

Protester dies in Lima as Peru’s crisis continues
1 year, 10 months ago

Protester dies in Lima as Peru’s crisis continues

Al Jazeera  

A man in Peru’s capital Lima has died and others were hospitalised as nationwide clashes between protesters and police continued in the eighth week of the South American country’s political crisis. Saturday’s protests were mostly in Lima and the southern Cusco region, Peru’s ombudsman said in a statement. President Dina Boluarte expressed regret early on Saturday after Congress refused to …

Peru: Army, police to dismantle protester roadblocks, says government
1 year, 10 months ago

Peru: Army, police to dismantle protester roadblocks, says government

Firstpost  

The move announced by the defence and interior ministries comes as shortages of basic goods including food and fuel have escalated in the South American country, with freight deliveries to the south compromised Lima, Peru: The Peruvian government said Thursday that police and soldiers would soon move to dismantle roadblocks on the nation’s highways erected by protesters who have demanded …

Peru protesters tear-gassed after President Boluarte calls for truce
1 year, 10 months ago

Peru protesters tear-gassed after President Boluarte calls for truce

The Hindu  

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Peru's capital and were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets amid clashes with security forces just hours after President Dina Boluarte called for a “truce” in almost two months of protests. “We can’t have a truce when she doesn’t tell the truth,” Blanca España Mesa, 48, said of Peru's President. …

Peru protesters tear-gassed after president calls for truce
1 year, 10 months ago

Peru protesters tear-gassed after president calls for truce

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of protesters took to …

Peru protesters clash with police after president calls for truce
1 year, 10 months ago

Peru protesters clash with police after president calls for truce

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Peru’s capital and were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets amid clashes with security forces just hours after President Dina Boluarte called for a “truce” in almost two months of protests. Before last week, most of the large anti-government protests that followed the removal of President Pedro Castillo took place …

As deadly protests continue, Peru’s government faces crisis
1 year, 10 months ago

As deadly protests continue, Peru’s government faces crisis

Al Jazeera  

Analysts warn that violent tactics used to repress protests under President Dina Boluarte will lead to further unrest. Al Jazeera spoke to protesters, political analysts and workaday Peruvians about possible solutions to a crisis that has laid bare Peru’s deep-rooted social inequality — and has academics warning about a possible slide towards authoritarianism. “She and her government have treated with …

Peru Protests: How the Indigenous-led movement is shaking the country
1 year, 11 months ago

Peru Protests: How the Indigenous-led movement is shaking the country

Firstpost  

President Castillo attempted to shut down a Congress intent on impeaching him over allegations of corruption and treason. Castillo — a leftist, Indigenous former teacher from the country’s south — tried to shut down a Congress intent on impeaching him over corruption claims and accusations of treason. In part by design, the country’s constitution, which was adopted in 1993 but …

Dozens injured as deadly protests continue in Peru
1 year, 11 months ago

Dozens injured as deadly protests continue in Peru

Al Jazeera  

Police officers used tear gas to repel demonstrators as protests continue after the removal of President Castillo last month. In the capital Lima on Friday, police officers used tear gas to push back demonstrators throwing glass bottles and stones, as fires burned in the streets, local TV footage showed. In the country’s southern Puno region, some 1,500 protesters attacked a …

Peru police use tear gas to block protesters from marching
1 year, 11 months ago

Peru police use tear gas to block protesters from marching

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Police fired tear gas to try to subdue thousands of protesters who poured into the Peruvian capital Thursday, many from remote Andean regions, calling for the ouster of President Dina Boluarte and the return to power of her predecessor, whose removal last month launched deadly unrest and cast the nation into political chaos. “We’ve tried going through …

Tear gas fired at Peru protesters as thousands try to ‘take Lima’
1 year, 11 months ago

Tear gas fired at Peru protesters as thousands try to ‘take Lima’

Al Jazeera  

Police estimate some 3,500 people participated in the protests in Lima though others doubled that estimated number. Firefighters have been working to put out a raging inferno that broke out in a building near a protest site in Peru’s capital Lima where police fired tear gas as thousands of protesters poured into the city to demand the removal of President …

2 more people killed in southern Peru amid unrest
1 year, 11 months ago

2 more people killed in southern Peru amid unrest

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Protesters set fire to the police station and judicial office in the Peruvian town of Macusani Wednesday after two people were killed and another seriously injured by gunfire amid antigovernment protests. The deaths were confirmed by Macusani health official Dr. Iván Fernández and brought to 53 the number of people killed during more than a month of …

After weeks of violent protests, what is happening in Peru?
1 year, 11 months ago

After weeks of violent protests, what is happening in Peru?

Al Jazeera  

Supporters of former President Pedro Castillo calling for his successor’s resignation are taking their protest to Lima. Thousands of protesters in Peru have converged in the capital Lima to show support for ousted former President Pedro Castillo and to demand the resignation of current President Dina Boluarte. “The political situation in Peru has several layers … if you look a …

Protest-hit Peru Declares State of Emergency in Lima
1 year, 11 months ago

Protest-hit Peru Declares State of Emergency in Lima

News 18  

Peru’s capital Lima was under a state of emergency Sunday, along with three other regions, as the government responded to weeks-long protests against President Dina Boluarte that have seen at least 42 people killed. Supporters of ousted president Pedro Castillo have taken to the streets and blocked roads across the South American country since December, demanding fresh elections and the …

Peru declares state of emergency in Lima over protests
1 year, 11 months ago

Peru declares state of emergency in Lima over protests

Al Jazeera  

Protests against President Boluarte have taken place since Castillo was removed from office in December and detained. Peru’s government has declared a state of emergency in the capital Lima and three other regions following protests which have killed at least 42 in recent weeks. Protests against President Dina Boluarte have gripped the South American nation since leftist former President Pedro …

Peru president Dina Boluarte insists 'I will not resign' as protests continue
1 year, 11 months ago

Peru president Dina Boluarte insists 'I will not resign' as protests continue

Firstpost  

Lima, Peru: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte insisted Friday she will not step down, after another day of protests and roadblocks throughout the country saw calls for her resignation and the arrest of a trade union leader with supposed links to Maoist rebels. Earlier on Friday, police in Peru announced the arrest of Rocio Leandro, a union leader from the south-central …

Peru president will not resign, apologises for protest death toll
1 year, 11 months ago

Peru president will not resign, apologises for protest death toll

Al Jazeera  

More than 40 people have been killed and hundreds injured in protests that have rocked Peru since December. Speaking to the nation in a late night address on Friday, Boluarte lamented the violence that has killed more than 40 people since December – mostly protesters during clashes with security forces, but also a police officer burned alive in a vehicle …

Peru attorney general launches investigations into protest deaths
1 year, 11 months ago

Peru attorney general launches investigations into protest deaths

Al Jazeera  

Probes will focus on deadly clashes at ongoing anti-government protests spurred by removal of ex-President Castillo. Peru’s opposition-led Congress voted to remove Castillo from office on December 7 after he tried to “temporarily” dissolve the legislature and rule by decree in advance of the third impeachment attempt of his embattled presidency. On Tuesday, Amnesty International urged the Peruvian authorities to …

Peru anti-government protests spread, with clashes in Cusco
1 year, 11 months ago

Peru anti-government protests spread, with clashes in Cusco

The Hindu  

Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s government that have left 48 people dead since they began a month ago spread through the south of the Andean country on Wednesday with new clashes reported in the tourist city of Cusco. Protests and road blockades against Boluarte and in support of ousted President Pedro Castillo were The unrest began in early December …

Antigovernment protests spread across Peru and near tourist draw of Machu Picchu
1 year, 11 months ago

Antigovernment protests spread across Peru and near tourist draw of Machu Picchu

NPR  

Antigovernment protests spread across Peru and near tourist draw of Machu Picchu Enlarge this image toggle caption Hugo Curotto/AP Hugo Curotto/AP LIMA, Peru — Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's government that have left 48 people dead since they began a month ago spread through the south of the Andean country on Wednesday with new clashes reported in the tourist …

Protester killed in Peru as anti-government violence spreads to tourist city
1 year, 11 months ago

Protester killed in Peru as anti-government violence spreads to tourist city

CNN  

CNN — One protester has died and at least 19 Peruvian police officers were injured in anti-government clashes in Cusco as officials in the tourist city put health facilities on red alert. A member of the Anansaya Urinsaya Ccollana de Anta indigenous community was later reported to have been killed in the city, bringing the death toll across the country …

Peru President under investigation after dozens killed in protests
1 year, 11 months ago

Peru President under investigation after dozens killed in protests

The Hindu  

Peru's prosecutor's office on Tuesday said it was opening an inquiry against President Dina Boluarte and others for their role in the repression of anti-government protests that have seen at least 40 killed since December. The government announced a curfew on Tuesday in the southern Puno region in a bid to suppress the violent protests, a day after 18 people …

Photos: The deadliest day of anti-government protests in Peru
1 year, 11 months ago

Photos: The deadliest day of anti-government protests in Peru

Al Jazeera  

At least 17 people have been killed in southeast Peru as protests seeking immediate elections resumed in neglected rural areas of the country still loyal to overthrown President Pedro Castillo. The clashes occurred in Juliaca near the banks of Lake Titicaca in the Puno region, and left 68 people injured, Henry Rebaza, a Puno health ministry official, told the state-run …

Inquiry launched into Peru president, curfew in restive region
1 year, 11 months ago

Inquiry launched into Peru president, curfew in restive region

Al Jazeera  

Prosecutor’s office announces investigation after at least 17 people were killed in anti-government protests in southern Peru. The office of Peru’s top prosecutor has launched an inquiry into new President Dina Boluarte and members of her cabinet over violent clashes in which at least 40 people have been killed and hundreds injured since early December. The attorney general’s office said …

At least 17 dead in anti-government protests in southern Peru
1 year, 11 months ago

At least 17 dead in anti-government protests in southern Peru

Al Jazeera  

Clashes in city of Juliaca most deadly since unrest began when Pedro Castillo was removed early last month. At least 17 people have been killed in clashes in southern Peru after protests demanding early elections and the release of jailed former President Pedro Castillo resumed. The dead in the city of Juliaca, where protesters were attempting to take control of …

Peru anti-government protesters clash with police in Puno
1 year, 11 months ago

Peru anti-government protesters clash with police in Puno

Al Jazeera  

Protesters demand resignation of President Dina Boluarte, who took office last month after the removal of Pedro Castillo. Dozens of anti-government protesters have clashed with police in southern Peru amid renewed unrest in the wake of the removal and detention of former President Pedro Castillo. Demonstrators set fire to a police tank outside the Inca Manco Capac airport in Juliaca, …

Peru roadblocks resume as president urges ‘peace, calm, unity’
1 year, 11 months ago

Peru roadblocks resume as president urges ‘peace, calm, unity’

Al Jazeera  

Protests reignite in Peru after holiday pause, with many demonstrators demanding removal of new President Dina Boluarte. Anti-government demonstrations and roadblocks have resumed in Peru after a two-week pause as the South American nation continues to reel from last month’s impeachment, arrest and detention of former President Pedro Castillo. The crowds chanted for the removal of President Dina Boluarte, who …

Peru’s accidental president fails to quell violent protests
2 years ago

Peru’s accidental president fails to quell violent protests

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — It might be the world’s shortest political honeymoon. Almost since the moment last week when Dina Boluarte took over from the ousted leader Pedro Castillo to become Peru’s first female president, she has appealed for calm and a chance to govern, insisting that the caretaker job came to her out of circumstance, not personal ambition. Do you …

Peru president urges Congress to approve early polls amid unrest
2 years ago

Peru president urges Congress to approve early polls amid unrest

Al Jazeera  

Dina Boluarte asks Congress to sign off on early elections as she refuses to resign despite the worsening protests. Peru’s embattled President Dina Boluarte has exhorted the country’s Congress to bring forward general elections, as nationwide anti-government protests continue following the removal of President Pedro Castillo last week. “Don’t be blind,” said Boluarte, reminding legislators to reconsider their position, citing …

Timeline: Peru’s political crisis since removal of Pedro Castillo
2 years ago

Timeline: Peru’s political crisis since removal of Pedro Castillo

Al Jazeera  

Protesters are demanding Castillo’s release, dissolution of Congress and early elections in the South American nation. After initially saying she would serve out Castillo’s remaining three-and-a-half years as president, she suggests that calls for early elections among Castillo supporters are “respectable”. The judge says the former president’s effort to dissolve Congress was “not a mere act of speech, but the …

Peru declares a national emergency following deadly protests
2 years ago

Peru declares a national emergency following deadly protests

NPR  

Peru declares a national emergency following deadly protests ROB SCHMITZ, HOST: Protests continue in Peru over the removal of President Pedro Castillo a week ago. On Wednesday, Castillo's replacement, his former vice president, Dina Boluarte, declared a national emergency for 30 days to try to get things under control. SCHMITZ: Associated Press reporter Regina Garcia Cano joins us this morning …

Many dead as Peru's new leader fails to quell protests
2 years ago

Many dead as Peru's new leader fails to quell protests

The Hindu  

Five more protesters died in Peru on Monday as violent demonstrations over the ousting of the former president showed no sign of calming, despite his successor's efforts to quell the unrest. Some 2,000 protesters smashed runway lighting, burned security booths and forced the closure of the airport in Peru's second-largest city Arequipa for several hours on Monday before police dispersed …

Timeline | How Peru's new political upheaval has unfolded
2 years ago

Timeline | How Peru's new political upheaval has unfolded

Firstpost  

Protests have erupted in Peru since the country’s legislature ousted leftist President Pedro Castillo last week after he attempted to dissolve Congress and rule by decree. Here’s how the situation has unfolded Paris: Peru has descended into protests since the country’s legislature last week threw out leftist President Pedro Castillo after he tried to dissolve Congress and rule by decree. …

‘So much corruption’: Protests grip Peru amid political turmoil
2 years ago

‘So much corruption’: Protests grip Peru amid political turmoil

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera speaks to Peruvians as the country enters a state of emergency after the arrest of ex-President Pedro Castillo. Castillo, a former school teacher from Peru’s highlands, struck a defiant note in a legal hearing on Tuesday, saying he was “unjustly and arbitrarily detained”. In a live television address early Monday, Boluarte announced a state of emergency in “high …

Peru president proposes moving up elections amid protests
2 years ago

Peru president proposes moving up elections amid protests

The Hindu  

Peru's newest president, Dina Boluarte gave in to protesters' demands early Monday announcing in a nationally televised address that she will send Congress a proposal to move up elections. Ms. Boluarte's decision came after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets around Peru for another day on Sunday to demand that she resign and schedule elections to replace her and …

Protests over Peru's political crisis continue around nation
2 years ago

Protests over Peru's political crisis continue around nation

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of demonstrators took to streets around Peru for another …

Peru protests grow despite new president’s early election pledge
2 years ago

Peru protests grow despite new president’s early election pledge

Al Jazeera  

Protesters in Peru have erected new blockades and expanded their demonstrations in several regions, as calls for new elections and the release of detained former President Pedro Castillo grow across the country. The protests have expanded, most notably in Peru’s northern and Andean towns, despite a pledge to hold early elections by President Dina Boluarte, who was quickly sworn in …

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