The Latest Breaking News from Keiko Fujimori

In Peru, president’s ouster just latest manifestation of extreme political turmoil

LIMA, Peru — A right-wing populist president who led Peru during the 1990s is serving a 25-year prison sentence for human rights abuses. Three of his four immediate successors faced bribery charges — one killing himself with a gunshot to his head when police descended on his home to arrest…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 11, 2022

Peru's ex-president faced bigotry for impoverished past

Peru’s poor, mainly peasants and Indigenous people, had hoped that Pedro Castillo’s victory last year in a runoff presidential election would redress their plight or at least end their invisibility

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022

Peru's Congress declines OAS summit over gender neutral bathroom rule

The Peruvian government on Friday said the country runs the risk of being unable to host the Organization of American States (OAS) annual General Assembly this year because of a congressional decision opposing gender neutral bathrooms at the event.

Reuters · Jul 15, 2022

Peruvian court OKs prison release for ex-President Fujimori

Peru's Constitutional Court has approved the release from prison of former President Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year sentence for murder and corruption charges

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022

Peru prosecutor says Keiko Fujimori trial may begin by year's end

A Peruvian prosecutor leading a criminal investigation against Keiko Fujimori said a trial accusing the former presidential candidate and about 40 other politicians could begin by the end of the year.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2022