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Worldwide freedom index slides for 17th consecutive year

Peru and Burkina Faso led a general global deterioration in freedom last year, but a number of other nations showed improvements, giving hope in the fight against authoritarianism, according to the US research group Freedom House.

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Peru’s Castillo to serve 3 years of pre-trial detention

Recently ousted former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo was given three years of pre-trial detention on Thursday for allegedly working to rig public works contracts while in office.

Tribune News Service

On Women’s Day, watch these five unsung heroes changing the world

Remarkable women breaking barriers from Ukraine to Peru. These are some of our favourite Al Jazeera short documentaries.

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At least 5 Peruvian soldiers die after fleeing protests by river

Five soldiers have died after they tried to cross a river in Peru looking to escape from protests in a southern part the country, Peru's human rights watchdog said on Monday.

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Mexico to keep diplomatic staff in Peru as tensions simmer

Mexico’s foreign ministry said it “regretted” Peru’s decision to permanently withdraw its ambassador to the North American nation, but that it would nevertheless maintain diplomatic operations in the South American country.

Tribune News Service

Mexico regrets Peru's decision to withdraw ambassador

Mexico says it regrets the decision by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte to withdraw her country’s ambassador to Mexico in response to criticism from Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador

The Independent UK

Mexico to maintain its diplomats despite Peru pulling its ambassador

Mexico's foreign ministry said on Saturday the country will maintain its diplomatic and consular representation in Peru and vowed to keep communication channels open, while regretting Peru's decision to remove its ambassador from Mexico.

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Peru withdraws ambassador from Mexico amid dispute

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has announced the withdrawal of her 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.”

The Independent UK

Peru's top prosecutor opens corruption probe of ex-President Castillo

Peru's top prosecutor's office has formalized an investigation into former President Pedro Castillo, it said on Tuesday, regarding criminal allegations from before Castillo was ousted and detained in December after attempting to illegally dissolve Congress.

Reuters

From a secret safehouse, Peru's Indigenous revolt advances

Peruvian Indigenous activists have gotten a jolt of self-confidence from the movement demanding the resignation of interim President Dina Boluarte

The Independent UK

Peru Congress passes complaint against ex-President Castillo for alleged corruption

Peru's Congress passed a constitutional complaint on Friday against former President Pedro Castillo, who was ousted in December, for alleged crimes of corruption in his administration .

Reuters

Machu Picchu reopens today – is it safe to visit?

This reopening is being described as a ‘big step forward’ towards resuming normal tourism

The Independent UK

Peru's Boluarte vows to crush 'narcoterrorism' after deadly police ambush

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte pledged a crackdown on "narcoterrorism" on Monday, speaking at the funeral of seven police officers gunned down in an area where drug traffickers operate in alliance with remnants of Shining Path militants.

Reuters

As Peru descends into violent turmoil, California immigrants take sides

LOS ANGELES — In the two months since Peru’s leftist former president Pedro Castillo was arrested, driven from office and replaced by his vice-president, Dina Boluarte, protests in the South American nation have grown and spread from the Andean hinterlands to the streets of the capital, Lima.

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Peruvians march in southern Juliaca to mourn 19 protest dead

Thousands of demonstrators marched through Peru's southern city of Juliaca on Thursday to commemorate the one-month anniversary of clashes that left 19 people dead in the city, the worst violence in over two months of anti-government protests.

The Independent UK

Turmoil risks financial stability Peru long took for granted

The Peruvian city of Cusco is normally a bustling mecca for international tourists

The Guardian - UK

‘My city is destroying itself’: Juliaca under siege as death toll rises in Peru’s uprising

Two months on, there’s no solution in sight as authorities use force to try to subdue protests calling for political change

Reuters

Why are Peruvian politics such a mess? Inside the halls of its Congress

As deadly protests rage across Peru, a political battle is unfolding inside the halls of Congress, walled off from the streets by hundreds of police, armored vehicles and a maze of gates.

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Peru Congress shelves President Boluarte's bill for early elections

Peru's Congress shelved President Dina Boluarte's bill to bring elections forward to 2023 on Friday night, leaving a major demand of demonstrators whose protests have rocked the country in recent weeks up in the air.

Reuters

Peru president unveils new bill for 2023 election amid Congress infighting

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has put forward a new bill to bring elections forward to 2023 in a bid to calm protests around the country as a fractured Congress has repeatedly failed to come to an agreement after weeks of political infighting.

Reuters

Peru's Congress fails to agree on holding early elections

Peru's Congress on Wednesday rejected a proposal to move elections forward to December 2023 despite nearly two months of protests that have left dozens dead following the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo.

Los Angeles Times

'They don't see us as humans.' In Peru, protests over racism and neglect spill from the Andes

ANTA, Peru — As anti-government protests spread across the Peruvian highlands last month, Remo Candia Guevara, a 42-year-old community leader in this rural farming town, grew increasingly anguished.

France 24

Peruvian lawmakers once again fail to agree on plan for early elections

Peruvian lawmakers on Tuesday once again failed to agree on a plan to bring forward elections in a bid to end weeks of deadly protests that have brought parts of the South American country to a standstill.

Reuters

Explainer-Why are there protests in Peru and what comes next?

Protests in Peru since early December have led to the deaths of at least 48 people as demonstrators have clashed with security forces in the Andean country's worst outbreak of violence in over 20 years.

The Independent UK

Dems urge Biden to halt aid to Peru over protest crackdown

A group of House Democrats is urging the Biden administration to suspend all U.S. security assistance to Peru

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