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Peru protesters clash with police in airport takeover attempt in Puno

Dozens of protesters attempted to take over an airport near Peru's border with Bolivia Friday as part of anti-government protests, prompting police to use tear gas to disperse them.

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Peru's defense minister says 'separatist' foreigners spurring protest violence

Peru's Defense Minister Jorge Chavez on Thursday accused foreigners of stirring up protests with a view to encouraging separatism in the country's south, as tensions simmer after former President Pedro Castillo was ousted last month.

Reuters

Peru's tourism sector hurt by protests amid mass cancellations

Weeks of deadly protests in Peru after the ouster and detention of President Pedro Castillo have taken a toll on the country's economy, particularly its tourism sector, a minister and industry representatives said.

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Conservative Peruvian groups march for peace ahead of fresh protests

Thousands of Peruvians took the streets calling for peace on Tuesday, a day before fresh protests are expected following clashes caused by the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo left almost two dozen dead in December.

Reuters

Peru court upholds 18 months of pre-trial detention for ex-president Castillo

The appeals chamber of Peru's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the decision to keep former president Pedro Castillo in pre-trial detention for 18 months while he is investigated on charges of rebellion.

Reuters

Peru president backs investigation into protest deaths

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said Thursday she will provide all resources necessary to the country's prosecutor's office to investigate deaths during protests which have rocked the nation after the ouster of her predecessor Pedro Castillo.

Reuters

Peru launches $1.6 billion economic recovery plan after protests

Peru's finance minister on Thursday announced a $1.55 billion plan to revive the economy, impacted by weeks of protests that have followed the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo.

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Racist audio leak raises a tough question: Why don't Latinos vote more in LA?

LOS ANGELES — Florentina Serna has waited more than three decades to cast a ballot. She still can't. When election day comes around and she sees the propositions and candidates and knows she can't do a thing to help change her hometown, she feels powerless.

Los Angeles Times

Ousted Peruvian President Castillo calls his detention 'political revenge'

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, who is being held for 18 months in pre-trial detention after attempting to illegally dissolve Congress, said on Wednesday he was a victim of "political revenge" by his adversaries.

Reuters

Peru arrests six generals amid graft investigation of ex-President Castillo

The anti-corruption unit of Peru's attorney general's office on Monday detained six generals amid an investigation into allegations the government of ousted former President Pedro Castillo illegally promoted police and military officers.

Reuters

Key mining route cleared after days of protests, Peru government says

A key road for mining transportation in Peru was cleared after days of protests, a government minister said, as the country struggles with political tensions following the ousting and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo.

Reuters

Peru ex-ministers recount Castillo's bombshell final day

Members of former President Pedro Castillo's Cabinet say he was planning his impeachment trial defense and appeared confident he would win - right up until his explosive speech in which he tried to illegally dissolve Congress, sparking his dramatic ouster and arrest.

Reuters

Curfews and Restrictions: Peru's Regime Cracks Down

Twenty-five people have died this month amid nationwide protests.

Reason

Latin America's 'pink tide' may have hit its high-water mark

Dramatic elections in Brazil, Chile and Colombia brought leftist governments into power across much of Latin America in 2022, capping the region's second "pink tide" in two decades.

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Mexican ambassador expelled from Peru over meddling claims

In a roller-coaster day for Mexico's ties with Peru, Mexico announced Tuesaday that it had granted asylum for the family of ousted Peruvian president Pedro Castillo

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Peruvian electoral jury gives provisional OK for late 2023 elections

The head of Peru's electoral jury on Tuesday gave Congress the provisional green light to bring forward a general election to the end of 2023, amid deadly protests over the impeachment of former President Pedro Castillo.

Reuters

Peru orders Mexico's ambassador out as diplomatic spat deepens

Peru declared Mexico's ambassador to Lima "persona non grata" and ordered him to leave the country on Tuesday, Peru's foreign minister announced, in the latest escalation of tensions between the two nations after Peru ousted Pedro Castillo as president.

The Independent UK

Peru Congress to reconsider early election, unrest continues

Peru’s Congress is set Tuesday to consider a proposal to hold early elections, a key demand of protesters who are blocking highways and clashing with security forces around the country

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Peru ministers visit protest zone as families bury their dead

Peru's newly installed President Dina Boluarte sent three ministers to Ica, one of the regions at the heart of recent protests on Monday, in an effort to placate public anger as families in nearby Ayacucho held funerals and mourned for the people killed in the unrest over the last fortnight.

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Mexican president repeats asylum offer for Peru's Castillo, backs elections

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday doubled down on his offer of asylum for ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo and his family, and backed calls for the South American nation to move forward its general elections.

The Guardian - US

Tourists trapped by Peru protests at Machu Picchu evacuated by helicopter

Supporters of ousted president Pedro Castillo had blocked train tracks near Inca citadel with rocks

Tribune News Service

Peru reopens some airports ahead of debate over early elections

Peru’s government is reopening some airports ahead of another attempt this week by congress to approve early elections to calm protesters and alleviate the country’s political crisis.

Al Jazeera

US says it ‘looks forward’ to working with new Peru president

Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on political actors in Peru to ease tensions and pursue ‘reconciliation’.

Reuters

Peru's 'forgotten people' rage against political elite after Castillo arrest

Leopoldo Huamani, 60, a farmer from Chalhuanca in southern Peru, traveled for three days to reach the capital Lima and march in support of ousted and jailed leader Pedro Castillo, whose fall has sparked deadly protests around the country.

The Guardian - US

Violent protests in Peru evoke memories of darkest days of civil war

At least 20 people have been killed in demonstrations against the ousting of Pedro Castillo, a flashback to a past many hoped they had left behind

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