Peru's lawmakers rejected on Wednesday a bill to bring forward the presidential election to December 2023. The legislation proposed that the term of current President Dina Boluarte end on April 30, 2024, with her successor serving the rest of the 2021-2026 presidential term started by deposed...
Peruvian police detained more than 200 people accused of illegally entering a Lima university campus on Saturday, local media reported.
The detentions come hours after authorities in Cuzco closed the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail amid a fragile and volatile political...
One more person died Wednesday during clashes between protesters and police forces in Puno, Peru.
"According to the updated report at approximately 6:20 pm, a 35-year-old female was admitted to the emergency service without vital signs - cause of death was a firearm projectile," the...
Peru declared a state of emergency in the capital of Lima and three other regions as protests continued to rock the country. The measure will remain in place for 30 days and will allow the government to suspend the right to assembly, as well as enable the military to intervene in the protests.
At least...
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte is under investigation by the nation's public prosecutor's office over the alleged genocide committed during nationwide protests that engulfed the country in December.
The news comes after 18 people were confirmed dead in the latest clashes between the nation's...
The number of people who died in the latest Peru unrest rose to 17 on Tuesday, according to AFP news agency.
The people were killed during clashes between security personnel and demonstrators trying to storm an airport in the country's southeastern city of Juliaca.
The protesters are demanding...
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke over the phone with newly appointed Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price said. The two discussed the two countries' shared goals related to democracy, with Blinken underscoring the need for "all...
Peruvian congress voted against a constitutional reform that would allow the presidential elections to be held in 2023 following the violent protests that saw at least 20 people lose their lives after President Pedro Castillo was replaced by his second-in-command Dina Boluarte.
The bill required a...
The government of Peru declared a state of emergency for 30 days on Wednesday following a week of violent protests that erupted after former President Pedro Castillo was impeached by congress last week and replaced by Dina Boluarte.
"In a session of the Council of Ministers, it was agreed...
The United Nations expressed concern over deadly protests in Peru that resulted in the deaths of a 15-year-old child and an 18-year-old man on December 11, urging the authorities to launch an investigation to identify those responsible, the organization's Human Rights Office spokesperson...
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