Ayacucho
Will there be justice for protesters killed in Peru’s anti-coup protests?

20 military personnel have been accused of intentional homicide in Peru for their role in repressing the December 2022 demonstrations in Ayacucho. The military allegedly fired intentionally against the unarmed civilian population.

Peruvian organizations take legal action against Dina Boluarte over killings of protesters

Over the past 10 weeks of protest across the country, more than 60 people have been killed and over 1,000 injured

Persecuted Peruvian activist speaks on the ongoing struggle against the coup government

Rocío Leandro Melgar, president of the Front in Defense of the People of Ayacucho was arrested in Huamanga, Peru.

Peruvian movements organize caravan to Lima to intensify protests

Indigenous and peasant leaders have called for a ‘March from the Four Corners’ to Lima to intensify ongoing protests against the coup and the de facto government of Dina Boluarte

“Los mataron como a animales”: masacre en Ayacucho, Perú

Sobrevivientes y familiares de las víctimas de la masacre ocurrida el 15 de diciembre en Ayacucho, Perú, denuncian que el ejército trató a los manifestantes como objetivos de guerra, recordando la violencia vivida durante el conflicto armado interno.

‘They shot them down like animals’: massacre in Peru’s Ayacucho

Survivors and family members of victims of the massacre in Ayacucho on December 15 denounce that the army treated protesters like war targets, reminiscent of violence faced during the internal armed conflict.