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Peru riots: unrest in southern Andes lays bare an urgent need to decolonise

Peru is in flames. Since early December, massive, often violent, protests have engulfed the South American nation. Demonstrators concentrated in the country’s southern Andean regions took to the streets after the then president, Pedro Castillo, was deposed for attempting to mount a coup by dismissing the parliament and ruling by…

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Tourists evacuated from Machu Picchu as site is closed amid violent protests

Around 400 visitors left stranded as site closed by authorities

The Independent UK

All attempted coups are not the same

In Brazil, 1,000 rioters were immediately arrested. In Germany, the plot was stopped early. But in America ...

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Pope makes plea for end of violence, start of talks in Peru

Pope Francis has made an impassioned plea, including in his native Spanish language, for an end to violence in Peru

The Independent UK

Pope calls for end to violence in Peru, respect for human rights

Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to violence in Peru, where nearly 50 people have been killed during anti-government demonstrations in the past few weeks.

Reuters

Peru has closed off Machu Picchu due to growing anti-government protests

The Culture Ministry said it had closed the country's most famous tourist attraction as well as the Inca Trail leading up to the site "to protect the safety of tourists and the population in general."

WEKU

Police violently raid Lima university and shut Machu Picchu amid Peru unrest

Students say they were beaten and thrown out of dormitories as authorities crack down on protests against president

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Machu Picchu closed indefinitely amid deadly protests in Peru

Over 400 tourists are stuck with no way out

The Independent UK

UFC 283 video: Daniel Marcos punishes Saimon Oliveira with hellacious knee to midsection

In the UFC 283 preliminary card opener, Peru's Daniel Marcos made quite the first impression when he schooled Saimon Oliveira.

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Peru closes Machu Picchu as anti-government protests grow

Peru has indefinitely shut its iconic tourist site Machu Picchu in the latest sign that anti-government protests are increasingly engulfing the South American country

The Independent UK

Peru arrests 200 in Lima; Machu Picchu ordered closed as protests flare

Peruvian police arrested over 200 people accused of illegally entering the campus of a major Lima university, while authorities in Cusco shut the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu and the Inca trail as deadly anti-government protests spread nationwide.

Reuters

The ‘carbon pirates’ preying on Amazon’s Indigenous communities

Selling credits should fund forest protection, but unscrupulous firms are making deals where local land stewards lose out, say Indigenous leaders

The Guardian - UK

Dozens injured and police stations attacked as protests continue in Peru

Police in Lima use teargas on demonstrators, with authorities claiming massive fire at historic building was ‘duly planned’

The Guardian - AU

Over 50 injured in Peru as protests cause 'nationwide chaos'

Dozens of Peruvians were injured after tensions flared again on Friday night as police clashed with protesters in anti-government demonstrations that are spreading across the country.

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Glencore's Antapaccay copper mine attacked, fire breaks out - source

Glencore's massive Antapaccay copper mine in Peru faced its latest disruption on Friday, as a fire spread through a nearby worker housing area which is believed to have been started by protesters, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The Conversation

Peru protests: What to know about Indigenous-led movement shaking the crisis-hit country

Peru is in the midst of a political and civil crisis. Weeks of protest have culminated in thousands descending on the capital amid violent clashes and running battles with police.

The Guardian - UK

‘We feel betrayed’: Peruvians on anti-government protests

Peruvians speak up about inequality as President Dina Boluarte declares state of emergency in Lima

France 24

Fight for justice: Peruvian women sterilised simply for being ‘poor’

In Peru, approximately 270,000 women and 22,000 men were sterilised between 1996 and 2000 as the result of a controversial birth control policy. The goal of ex-President Alberto Fujimori and his administration was to reduce poverty. But thousands of indigenous women, who did not always speak Spanish, say they were…

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Historic building catches fire in Peru's capital amid clashes between police and protesters

Thousands of protesters marched on Lima demanding President Dina Boluarte's resignation after six weeks of deadly

The Independent UK

Protests move into Peru’s capital amid smoke and tear gas

Thousands of protesters poured into Peru’s capital Thursday, clashing with police amid tear gas and smoke and demanding the ouster of President Dina Boluarte

France 24

Thousands of anti-government protesters take to streets of Peru's capital

Thousands of people poured into Peru's capital, many from remote Andean regions, for a protest Thursday against President Dina Boluarte and in support of her predecessor, whose ouster last month launched deadly unrest and cast the nation into political chaos.

France 24

Breaking down Peru's political unrest

Peru has been rocked by violent protests since early December. Back then, Pedro Castillo, the leftist president who had vowed to tackle the country's poverty and inequality, attempted to dissolve Congress and rule by decree. The move was widely condemned as unconstitutional and Castillo was arrested and replaced by his…

WEKU

Peru is on edge as protesters converge on the capital

Peru braces for more protests in Lima as the calls for the new president's resignation grow. Over six weeks of turmoil has claimed more than 50 lives.

The Independent UK

Peru’s Andes ‘descends on’ capital to demand leader resign

People are pouring into Peru’s capital, many from remote Andean regions, for a protest against President Dina Boluarte and in support of her predecessor, whose ouster last month launched weeks of deadly unrest and cast the nation into political chaos

France 24

More deaths during anti-government protests in southern Peru

Protesters set fire to the police station and judicial office in the Peruvian town of Macusani Wednesday after two people were killed and another seriously injured by gunfire amid antigovernment protests.

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