Indigenous Peruvians condemn US ambassador’s visit to palm oil company
Outrage as Indigenous communities claim company is operating on illegally deforested land and lacks environmental permits The US ambassador to Peru has sparked outrage among...
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Peru: Six dead as powerful cyclone causes major flooding
Government declares state of emergency after major damage and disruptions in northern regions At least six people have died in Peru as a powerful cyclone...
Peruvian loggers given 28 years in jail for murder of four Indigenous leaders
Victims – among them environmental defender Edwin Chota – were tortured before their deaths in Peruvian Amazon in 2014 Five illegal loggers in Peru have...
Peru’s ‘racist bias’ drove lethal police response to protests, Amnesty says
In a damning report, human rights group says state permitted ‘excessive and lethal use of force’ against Indigenous groups Peru used “excessive and lethal force”...
Peru calls on citizens to report ‘acts of terrorism’ on social media
Rights groups say the move is a threat to freedom of expression in a country currently facing deadly anti-government protests Peru’s deadly protests: what is...
Peru’s president renews call for elections this year to bring end to protests
Dina Boluarte threatens constitutional reform if lawmakers fail to bring forward national vote Peru’s president, Dina Boluarte, has made a renewed appeal for congress to...
Peru’s beleaguered president urges congress to bring 2024 elections forward
Dina Boluarte calls for vote to be held in December after weeks of anti-government protests since overthrow of former president Peru’s beleaguered president, Dina Boluarte,...
More journalists killed in Latin America and Caribbean than Ukraine in 2022
Committee to Protect Journalist reports region accounted for almost half of the 67 deaths worldwide More journalists were killed in Latin America and the Caribbean...
Peru police make violent raid on Lima’s San Marcos University
Students beaten and thrown out of dormitories amid crackdown on protests against President Dina Boluarte Scores of police raided a Lima university on Saturday, smashing...
