Peru: judge frees 29 gang members outside Lima
Government and law-enforcement officials in Peru are denouncing two judges’ decision to free 42 alleged…
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Peru’s rewards scheme nets arrests of most-wanted fugitives
The expansion of Peru’s rewards program has led to the arrests of six of Peru’s most-wanted fugitives…
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Peru implements martial law to fight crime in Lima port district
President Ollanta Humala has declared a state of emergency in Lima’s port district of Callao to tackle…
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Municipal whistleblower murdered outside Lima
Wilbur Castillo, a municipal employee in Callao who exposed a wiretapping scandal in 2012, was murdered…
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Tia Maria protest leaders received thousands of dollars
Investigators revealed that leaders of the opposition to the Tia Maria copper project received thousands…
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Peru to privatize prison system
Peru enacted laws yesterday which would allow for private companies to build and operate the nation’s…
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Child killed in Lima bomb attack
A 12-year-old girl was killed when a man detonated an improvised explosive on the roof of her Lima home…
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Will crime determine Peru’s next president?
After citing a recent Ipsos poll which reported that crime is Peruvian voters’ top concern, a Peru…
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Peru debates classifying use of grenades as terrorist attacks
Peru’s interior minister recommended classifying crimes committed with grenades under the country’s…
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Grenade detonates, kills policeman outside Lima school
Two grenades detonated outside a school in southern Lima, killing a police officer. A specialist with…
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