Sánchez and Fujimori to face off for Peru’s presidency
The two candidates will face off in a runoff election on June 7. Their governing policies differ profoundly, as evidenced by their recent statements ahead of the upcoming election.
A month after the elections, OAS urges Peru to finish vote count
Peru’s run-off election is just a month away and the contestants have yet to be finalized. Electoral authorities are facing increased pressure and harassment from political actors who appear dissatisfied with the results.
Peru’s latest president José Jerí faces mounting pressure after killing of protester
Protests have not subsided despite Boluarte’s removal from office. Now, Jerí’s newly formed government faces an attempt at censure just days after he accepted the position.
Boluarte amnesties hundreds of security forces implicated in human rights abuses in Peru
Police officers, members of self-defense committees, and Peruvian military personnel who were under investigation or convicted of human rights violations between 1980 and 2000 will benefit from an amnesty law passed days ago.
Peru’s former PM Betssy Chávez has launched a hunger strike in prison
The former PM has been in prison since the coup against Pedro Castillo. In her latest letter, she announced she was embarking on a hunger strike, explicitly stating she does not wish to be revived.
Pedro Castillo on hunger strike amid “politicized trial”
Pedro Castillo, who was overthrown by the right-wing Congress in December 2022, has called the ongoing trial a sham and demanded the charges against him be annulled.
Trial against ousted president Pedro Castillo begins in Peru
The accusations against Castillo are based on a speech in which he called for a Constituent Assembly. Castillo affirms that this is a rigged trial to destroy the democratic option of the Peruvian people.
Retired Peruvian general claims Dina Boluarte is responsible for massacres of civilians in anti-coup protests
In an interview, Victor Canales implied that Dina Boluarte may be responsible for the deaths of dozens of people during the protests of the coup d’état against Pedro Castillo, as well as the corruption embedded in the Peruvian Army leadership.
Amnesty International alleges Boluarte may have deliberately planned violent repression of anti-coup protests in Peru
The document alleges that senior Peruvian officials either planned or deliberately failed to stop the violent repression of anti-coup protests which killed more than 50 people and injured thousands
Peruvians social organizations and trade unions call for 10-day struggle against the Boluarte government
The new round of protests will be called the “National Day of Permanent Popular Mobilization” and take place between July 19 and 28
Peru’s de facto president blames protesters for their own deaths at the hands of state forces
Boluarte condemned the fresh wave of protests and blamed social organizations for creating violence and chaos in the country.
Chile rallies behind Peru’s coup government
Evo Morales harshly criticized the move by the Boric government which occurred just after Peruvian congress approved the entry of hundreds of US troops for training activities
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