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Peru deploys military to block undocumented migrants

27-04-2023 13:20 Peru's president decrees state of emergency at the country's borders and sends troops to reinforce checkpoints and block undocumented migrants making their way north from Chile.

UNREST IN PERU

Peru prosecutors probe President Boluarte over alleged money-laundering

29-03-2023 11:31 Peruvian prosecutors said late Tuesday they were investigating President Dina Boluarte for alleged money laundering and illegal campaign financing during the 2021 presidential election.

UNREST IN PERU

Peru judge extends ex-president Castillo's pre-trial detention to three years

10-03-2023 10:46 A Peruvian judge on Thursday extended former president of Peru Pedro Castillo's pre-trial detention to 36 months for "allegedly being the leader of a criminal organisation," the Supreme Court announced.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

From Buenos Aires to Bangkok, women across world rally for gender equality

08-03-2023 20:57 Women took to the streets across the world on Wednesday to mark International Women's Day and defend rights that are coming under increasing attack. In Buenos Aires, thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of the city centre to once again call for justice for cases of femicides and demand equal rights.

PERU UNREST

UN experts call for end to violence in Peru

06-03-2023 12:06 UN experts express concern about reports of repression, arbitrary killings, arrests and detentions in Peru and called on the country's authorities to create dialogue to end the crisis.

Human rights

Amnesty presents 'evidence' of security forces abuses to Peru president

16-02-2023 14:57 Amnesty International presents evidence to Peru President Dina Boluarte that it says proves security forces used excessive and lethal force to suppress anti-government protests.

Peru Unrest

Poverty, frustration and contempt: Lima's forgotten people in the Andes

03-02-2023 11:07 The riots that have left 48 people dead in Peru since last December are a reflection of the huge rift between the capital and the Andes, where most of the protesters who are demanding the resignation of the president and new elections reside.

Peru Elections

Peru's Congress delays session on moving up elections

31-01-2023 14:58 Peru's Congress postponed until Tuesday afternoon the session to vote on whether to move up general elections to this year, amid growing protests calling for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.

Unrest in Peru

Experts: Peruvians place little trust in political class to solve crisis

30-01-2023 11:53 With a political class that is widely mistrusted and a Congress rejected by 88% of the population, Peruvians have grown increasingly disillusioned that a solution to weeks of violent unrest is upcoming.

Unrest in Peru

Peru president urges Congress to bring elections forward

30-01-2023 11:34 Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has made a renewed appeal for Congress to move elections from 2024 to October 2023 as a way to end weeks of deadly protests, warning that otherwise she will seek constitutional reform to make a vote happen.

Unrest in Peru

'We are not at war, we are united' – Indigenous Uro community joins Peru protests

26-01-2023 13:08 The Uros, inhabitants of the floating islands on Lake Titicaca, also raised their voices this week in Peru's protests calling for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.

Protests in Peru

'Civil war now!' exclaim demonstators in Peru as tensions rise

24-01-2023 13:31 Hundreds of demonstrators marching in Lima called for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte; Massive protests that have already claimed the lives of 46 people set to continue, Interior Minister Vicente Romero warns.

Peru Protests

Clashes in Lima as thousands rally against Peru government

20-01-2023 11:08 Thousands marched through Peru's capital and southern provinces Thursday in large anti-government rallies punctuated by clashes with police, defying a state of emergency declared over almost 1/3 of the country.

Unrest in Peru

Peruvians defy state of emergency, mobilise for major new protest

16-01-2023 11:04 Government extends state of emergency for 30 days for Lima, Cusco, Callao and Puno, authorising the military to back up police actions as 3,000 protesters began boarding trucks and buses for demonstration in Lima.

Protests in Peru

Peru closes Machu Picchu airport as nationwide protests persist

13-01-2023 11:52 The airport in Cusco, gateway to Peru's tourism crown jewel, was closed indefinitely Thursday "as a preventative measure."

Peru Protests

Peru protesters mourn their dead as clashes continue

12-01-2023 14:30 Demonstrators in Peru blocked roads and held mass funerals for 41 people killed in more than a month of protests demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.

FOREIGN POLICY

Peru political crisis threatens to widen Latin America rifts

15-12-2022 16:40 President Dina Boluarte's administration says it has received the backing of governments in Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay and Costa Rica, underlining split over Peru's political crisis in the region.

POLITICAL CRISIS IN PERU

Mexico, Argentina, Colombia slam Peru’s treatment of Castillo

14-12-2022 10:30 Mexico, Argentina and Colombia throw support behind Pedro Castillo, Peruvian leader impeached last week, adding a new twist to the crisis that has paralyzed swathes of the country and left several protesters dead.

POLITICAL CRISIS IN PERU

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

13-12-2022 09:24 Five more protesters died in Peru as violent demonstrations over the ousting of former president Pedro Castillo continue; Demostrators are demanding fresh elections and the resignation of new President Dina Boluarte.

PROFILE

Dina Boluarte: Peru's first female president

08-12-2022 15:22 Dina Boluarte was virtually unknown on the Peruvian political scene a year and a half ago, when she rode into office in July 2021 as Pedro Castillo's vice-president.

POLITICAL CRISIS IN PERU

Peru's new president under pressure after predecessor's arrest

08-12-2022 15:14 Peru's Pedro Castillo was impeached and replaced as president by his deputy on Wednesday in a dizzying series of events in a country that has long been prone to political upheaval.

News of dina boluarte

Peru deploys military to block undocumented migrants

Peru prosecutors probe President Boluarte over alleged money-laundering

Peru judge extends ex-president Castillo's pre-trial detention to three years

From Buenos Aires to Bangkok, women across world rally for gender equality

UN experts call for end to violence in Peru

Amnesty presents 'evidence' of security forces abuses to Peru president

Poverty, frustration and contempt: Lima's forgotten people in the Andes

Peru's Congress delays session on moving up elections

Experts: Peruvians place little trust in political class to solve crisis

Peru president urges Congress to bring elections forward

'We are not at war, we are united' – Indigenous Uro community joins Peru protests

'Civil war now!' exclaim demonstators in Peru as tensions rise

Clashes in Lima as thousands rally against Peru government

Peruvians defy state of emergency, mobilise for major new protest

Peru closes Machu Picchu airport as nationwide protests persist

Peru protesters mourn their dead as clashes continue

Peru political crisis threatens to widen Latin America rifts

Mexico, Argentina, Colombia slam Peru’s treatment of Castillo

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

Dina Boluarte: Peru's first female president

Peru's new president under pressure after predecessor's arrest

Argentina names Hezbollah operative allegedly behind AMIA, Israeli Embassy attacks

Why Trump is already victorious

Milei is Argentina’s most popular leader but disapproval grows

Milei to 'audit' Argentina's Foreign Ministry after Cuba embargo vote

Intrigue and secrecy in Mondino’s pre-trailed dismissal

"Fundaron" Buenos Aires, fueron los primeros héroes de Malvinas y parecen de película

Encapuchados, golpes y graves amenazas: noche de terror en un country por el asalto de un grupo comando de 8 personas

"Si ven que no llego a la Iglesia, arranquen": Victoria Villarruel desmintió a Yanina Latorre por su supuesto casamiento

Eduardo Feinmann aseguró que "la sociedad no quiere ser villera ni tener papás putos" y lo cruzaron fuerte

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