The Latest Breaking News from Peru

The Mennonites being accused of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon

A brush with the law has alarmed the community of about 100 families who fear losing the land they have made their home

The Guardian - US · Sep 10, 2022

Peru's new foreign minister resigns in latest blow to president

Peru's foreign minister, Miguel Rodriguez, has resigned after just one month in office, the country's foreign ministry said on Friday, after public clashes between the official and leftist president Pedro Castillo.

Reuters · Sep 10, 2022

Peruvian lawmakers oust head of Congress following govt pressure

Peruvian lawmakers on Monday ousted Lady Camones, the head of Congress, just a day after the country's prime minister publicly demanded her removal over leaked audio that showed her discussing how to use the legislature to benefit her party.

Reuters · Sep 6, 2022

Trans Harvard student who died in Bali police custody ‘was tortured’, mother says

Ana Ventosilla told the Harvard Crimson that Indonesian police asked for $200,000 for the release of her son

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

World Junior Swimming Championships: Apeksha Fernandes becomes first Indian woman to reach final, finishes 8th

NEW DELHI: Apeksha Fernandes, the first Indian woman to reach the final of the World Junior Swimming Championships, finished eighth in the 200m women's butterfly summit clash in Lima, Peru.

The Times of India · Sep 1, 2022

LGBTQ activists in Peru demand autopsy for death in Bali

LGBTQ rights activists in Peru have rallied outside the prosecutor’s office to demand an autopsy be performed on a Peruvian transgender man who died earlier this month after being detained on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

U.S. to return to Peru funds seized from ex-president in Odebrecht case

The United States will return to Peru about $686,000 seized from a former president of the country who had received bribes from the Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Aug 31, 2022

Venezuelan migration picks up, reaches about 6.8M

About 6.8 million Venezuelans have left their homeland since economic crisis took hold in earnest for the country of some 28 million people

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

The Gold Machine review – Iain Sinclair confronts imperial ancestors in Peru trek

In the film of Sinclair’s book, the writer ends up rerouting the story of his great-grandfather’s expedition to the Amazon to its own psychogeographic musings

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022

A nightmare choice for Peru’s Indigenous leaders

When drug traffickers approached Herlin Odicio, he had to make a choice, join them or run, writes Simeon Tegel

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022