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As More Unrest Looms, Peru Leader Calls for Calm

With Peru's capital bracing for two days of anti-government protests starting Wednesday, President Dina Boluarte called on the demonstrators flooding into Lima to gather "peacefully and calmly" -- even as they demand her resignation. The South American country has been rocked by over five weeks of deadly protests since the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 18, 2023

Peru extends state of emergency in protest-hit cities

Peru has extended a state of emergency for another month in the capital city of Lima and two southern regions where deadly protests against the government have sparked the country's worst violence in 20 years.

Reuters · Jan 15, 2023

Peru (South America): 42 killed In Countary's Ongoing Political Protests

A total of 41 civilians and one police officer have died during nationwide clashes between supporters of former President Pedro Castillo. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Jan 14, 2023

Teen's death brings toll in month of unrest in Peru to 49

A 16-year-old shot during a protest in the southern Peruvian region of Puno has died, bringing the death toll to 49 in more than a month of unrest following the ouster of President Pedro Castillo

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

Explainer-Peru protests: What is behind the violence?

At least 40 people have died in clashes between Peruvian security forces and protesters in the Andean country's worst outbreak of violence in over 20 years, as demonstrators call for systemic political changes and accountability for the deaths.

Reuters · Jan 12, 2023

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

Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's government that have left dozens of people dead since they began a month ago spread through the south of the Andean country.

WEKU · Jan 12, 2023

Protests spread through Peru's south with clashes in Cusco

Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s government that have left 47 people dead since they began a month ago are spreading through the south of the Andean country with new clashes reported in the tourist city of Cusco

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Peru families mourn protest dead after worst violence in decades

Peruvians in the southern region of Puno carried coffins through the streets on Wednesday of the 17 civilians who died in protests in the area earlier this week, the worst outbreak of violence the Andean country has seen in over 20 years.

Reuters · Jan 11, 2023

Peru’s Boluarte faces Congress vote on cabinet after deadly protests

Peru’s Congress confirmed President Dina Boluarte’s cabinet on Tuesday evening, overcoming a key test for her month-long administration that has faced mass unrest and left roughly 40 dead.

Tribune News Service · Jan 11, 2023

Peru's mining south, rocked by violence, braces for 'endless battle'

In Peru's south, a mining region that has been roiled by deadly protests over the ouster of former leftist President Pedro Castillo, protest leaders say they are ready for an "endless battle" against the government, threatening to destabilize the deeply divided Andean nation.

Reuters · Jan 10, 2023