Peru Prime Minister Alberto Otarola on Tuesday imposed a nighttime curfew in the southern Puno region after clashes between protesters and security forces which claimed the lives of 18 people on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. Alberto Otarola said the three-day nighttime curfew will last three days and run from 8 […]
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Peru: 12 killed in anti-government protests
At least 12 people were killed in clashes near Juliaca airport in southeastern Peru on Monday, said the local ombudsman’s office, reported DW News. The anti-government protesters, demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, attempted to enter an airport, where they clashed with law enforcement officials. “We ask the forces of law and […]
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Peru: Judge orders 18 months detention for former President Pedro Castillo
Peru’s Supreme Court Judge Juan Carlos Checkley, on Thursday (local time), ordered former President Pedro Castillo to remain in pre-trial detention for 18 months after his arrest last week, Andina, Peru News Agency reported. The Prosecutor’s Office requested 18 months of pre-trial detention against Pedro Castillo and Anibal Torres, former Prime Minister, to ensure the presence of the accused during this […]
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Peru’s Fujimori seeks international vote audit
Peru presidential hopeful Keiko Fujimori — who narrowly lost the June 6 election, according to unconfirmed results — yesterday urged the country’s current leader to seek an international audit of the vote. Fujimori, who alleged vote fraud as rival Pedro Castillo took the lead in the ballot count, risks an […]
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At least 27 dead in bus accident in southern Peru
At least 27 people were killed and several injured on Friday after an interprovincial bus overturned in the southern Peruvian region of Ayacucho, according to preliminary information provided by the police to local media. The bus fell into a 250-meter ravine at about 3:00 a.m. local time while traveling on the […]
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Peru’s presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori claims fraud in runoff election
Peru’s presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori Wednesday claimed fraud after election authorities on Tuesday said that leftist Pedro Castillo won 50.12 percent of the ballots, against 49.87 percent for her. Fujimori’s rival Castillo finished narrowly ahead of her with all votes counted from the June 6 runoff election, reported NHK World. Castillo was […]
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Socialist Castillo clings on to tight lead in Peru election as count nears end
Peruvian socialist candidate Pedro Castillo held on to a narrow lead late on Tuesday in the country’s runoff presidential election, as tensions rose over contested ballots and accusations of fraud, which sparked protests outside the elections office. Castillo, who has worried markets and mining firms with his plans to shake […]
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Peru’s foreign minister resigns over coronavirus vaccine scandal
Peruvian Foreign Minister Elizabeth Astete said yesterday night that she resigned after acknowledging she received a dose of the coronavirus vaccine from China’s Sinopharm, outside of clinical trials and before the national immunisation programme began. Just a day earlier, President Francisco Sagasti said he accepted the resignation of Health Minister […]