Tag: Peru

Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Peru’s capital, Lima, on Wednesday to protest against the imprisonment and removal of ex-president Pedro Castillo and call for the removal of President Dina Boluarte. An estimated 21,000 protesters participated in the protest, many of them affiliated with left-wing groups. Protesters reportedly...

Peruvian authorities have detained ex-prime minister Betssy Chavez on charges of conspiracy against the state after allegedly assisting in a coup planned by former president Pedro Castillo. Chavez was detained on Thursday at her home in Peru’s southern city of Tacna after a court order was issued. She was part...

In Peru's Amazon region, a group of indigenous protesters carried out an attack on two oil tankers. Utilizing gasoline bombs launched from canoes on the Amazon River, the attackers have managed to seize over a dozen workers as captives. The tankers belong to PetroTal, Peru's largest oil producer based...

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, who has been living in the United States since he left office in 2006, is facing extradition after being charged with corruption by his home country. The decision by the US State Department to authorize his extradition has raised concerns about where he will...

Peruvian officials have ordered a nationwide state of emergency as protests in support of ousted President Pedro Castillo continue to intensify following his removal from power last week. On December 7, President Castillo dissolved the country’s Congress to avoid a third impeachment attempt by opposition officials for allegations of corruption,...

Within the hour of Peruvian President Castillo’s announcement that the Congress would be dissolved, national police have barred the entrances to the Legislative Palace and police have blocked roads to the Capitol complex. https://twitter.com/martinhidalgo/status/1600543201840054272?s=46&t=14xZdTYSCsimks2WpVy_jg This also comes simultaneously as President Castillo has demanded citizens possessing “illegal weapons” to turn them in...