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 response…
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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 that…
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Congress rejects President Pedro Castillo’s bill to change Peru’s Constitution
The Peruvian Congress’ Constitutional Commission rejected the bill presented by President Pedro…
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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 predecessor, Jorge Muñoz,…
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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 hundreds…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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 successful…
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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 that the use…
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