Death toll of attack in remote coca region of Peru rises to 16
3 years, 7 months ago

Death toll of attack in remote coca region of Peru rises to 16

Al Jazeera  

The death toll of an attack in a remote, mountainous region of Peru has risen to 16, authorities have said as the country’s interim president promised there would be “no impunity” for those responsible for the killings. “We are doing all we can to deploy the police and the military in a way that we can efficiently combat this plague,” interim President Francisco Sagasti told reporters on Tuesday, “We know this is a rough terrain with many ravines that the narco-terrorists know very well.” The villagers – including at least two children – were killed at San Miguel del Ene in a coca-growing valley where members of the Shining Path group operate. “We beat them in other parts of the country many years ago, but continues in just one place and we hope to eradicate terrorism very soon with decisive action from the armed forces,” Sagasti said. “In the framework of the ongoing electoral process, we call on all actors to act responsibly, avoiding hate speech that increases tensions,” the United Nations office in Lima also said in a statement on Monday.

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Peru holds funeral for Fujimori, former president linked to rights abuses
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Peru holds funeral for Fujimori, former president linked to rights abuses

Al Jazeera  

Fujimori’s funeral draws well-wishers as well as detractors as debate over his legacy continues to roil the country. Peru is holding a state funeral for former President Alberto Fujimori, capping three days of national mourning for the leader who died this week and spent time in prison for corruption and human rights abuses during his rule. Many Peruvians credit Fujimori …

Six killed in Peru in clash between military and Shining Path rebel group
1 year, 4 months ago

Six killed in Peru in clash between military and Shining Path rebel group

Al Jazeera  

Remnants of the Maoist rebel group once focused on overthrowing the government have turned to drug trafficking. At least four soldiers and two alleged members of the Shining Path rebel group have been killed in a clash in a region of Peru known for coca production. The region has also gained a reputation as the last remaining outpost for the …

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 …

The Shining Path controversies that spurred Peru’s gov’t shake-up
3 years, 3 months ago

The Shining Path controversies that spurred Peru’s gov’t shake-up

Al Jazeera  

Lima, Peru – Ignacio Tacas was 13 when he learned how his family was massacred. The bloodbath, which Peru’s official Truth and Reconciliation Report described as “demented”, was revenge for locals rebelling weeks earlier against Shining Path and killing one of its commanders. “These people are taking advantage of democracy and presenting themselves as representatives of the people, of the …

Peru: Dilemma over what to do with body of Shining Path leader
3 years, 3 months ago

Peru: Dilemma over what to do with body of Shining Path leader

Al Jazeera  

Officials fear the body of Abimael Guzman could become a rallying point for supporters of the group. Peruvian officials are facing a dilemma over what to do with the body of Abimael Guzman, the late founder of the brutal Shining Path fighter group, amid concerns his remains could be a rallying point for supporters. By law, prisoner’s remains should be …

Abimael Guzmán, founder of Shining Path insurgency that terrorised Peru since 1980s, dies at 86
3 years, 3 months ago

Abimael Guzmán, founder of Shining Path insurgency that terrorised Peru since 1980s, dies at 86

Firstpost  

A truth commission in 2003 blamed the Shining Path for more than half of nearly 70,000 estimated deaths and disappearances between 1980 and 2000 Lima : Abimael Guzmán, the leader of the brutal Shining Path insurgency in Peru who was captured in 1992, died on Saturday in a military hospital after an illness. Shining Path’s violence is a big part …

Peru: Abimael Guzmán, head of Shining Path insurgency, dies
3 years, 3 months ago

Peru: Abimael Guzmán, head of Shining Path insurgency, dies

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Abimael Guzmán, the leader of the brutal Shining Path insurgency in Peru who was captured in 1992, died on Saturday in a military hospital after an illness. Shining Path’s violence is a big part of why Castillo’s is the first explicitly leftist presidential administration in Peru since the 1980s.” A truth commission in 2003 blamed the Shining …

Leader and founder of Peruvian Shining Path rebel group dies in prison
3 years, 3 months ago

Leader and founder of Peruvian Shining Path rebel group dies in prison

CNN  

CNN — Abimael Guzman, the founder of the Peruvian rebel group Shining Path, known as ‘Sendero Luminoso’ in Spanish, died in prison on Saturday, according to the country’s National Penitentiary Institute. A Maoist rebel group, Shining Path was active in the 1980s and 1990s, spreading terror in the country through a bombing campaign that targeted buildings and infrastructure such as …

Abimael Guzman, head of Peruvian rebel group Shining Path, dies
3 years, 3 months ago

Abimael Guzman, head of Peruvian rebel group Shining Path, dies

Al Jazeera  

Imprisoned rebel leader, who had been ill in recent months, died at the age of 86. Abimael Guzman, leader of the Sendero Luminoso, or Shining Path, rebels who nearly overthrew the Peruvian state in a bloody Maoist revolution, has died while in prison, the government said. Guzman founded the Shining Path, transforming it from a ragtag band of peasants and …

Peru’s Shining Path rebel group kills 16 ahead of presidential elections, says military
3 years, 7 months ago

Peru’s Shining Path rebel group kills 16 ahead of presidential elections, says military

CNN  

CNN — Peruvian authorities say members of the Shining Path rebel group have killed 16 people, including two children, in a poverty-stricken, coca-growing region southeast of the capital, Lima. According to a statement released by Peru’s Armed Forces on Monday, the group carried out the killings in a region known as VRAEM on the night of May 23, burning some …

At least 14 killed in Peru attack before presidential election
3 years, 7 months ago

At least 14 killed in Peru attack before presidential election

Al Jazeera  

Deadly attack in remote region of Peru known for coca production comes less than two weeks before presidential runoff. At least 14 people, including two children, have been killed in a remote region of Peru known for coca production, the military said on Monday, less than two weeks before voters head to the polls for a presidential runoff. Peru’s police …

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