Peruvian journalists hold sit-in at Congress to protest Covid-era entry restrictions
Journalists from various media outlets in Peru staged a sit-in outside Congress last Thursday in…
4 years ago
Peru Libre ruling party loses power: 10 of its congressmen resign
There is division in Peru’s ruling party. Ten congressmen from Peru Libre, the political party…
4 years ago
Congress rejects President Pedro Castillo’s bill to change Peru’s Constitution
The Peruvian Congress' Constitutional Commission rejected the bill presented by President Pedro Castillo to ask…
4 years ago
Peru’s capital Lima swears in new mayor weeks after impeaching Jorge Muñoz
Former Deputy Mayor Miguel Romero was sworn in as Mayor of Lima weeks after his…
4 years ago
Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine shut down for weeks as locals protest for more social investment
Operations at Las Bambas copper mine in south-central Peru have been paralyzed for weeks after…
4 years ago
Presidential plagiarism: Peru’s Pedro Castillo takes heat over master’s thesis
Peru’s Public Ministry opened an investigation on Thursday into President Pedro Castillo and his wife,…
4 years ago
Peru to close 40 military bases in VRAEM, aka ‘Peru’s Cocaine Valley’
Peru's Minister of Defense José Gavidia announced last week a new government strategy to close…
4 years ago
Mayor of Lima, Peru impeached for serving on the board of state-owned company while in office
Peru's National Jury of Elections (JNE) removed Lima Mayor Jorge Muñoz from office for illegally…
4 years ago
Peru’s military heroes snub President Pedro Castillo in official ceremony
A group of retired soldiers from Peru, considered national heroes for having participated in a…
4 years ago
As COVID-19 cases drop, Peru will eliminate mask mandates in some public spaces starting May 1
As the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Peru fall, the country’s government announced…
4 years ago