Indigenous leader shot and killed in Peru’s VRAEM, drug gangs suspected
Lima, Peru -- Santiago Contoricón, an Indigenous leader from the Junín-Huancavelica region in Peru's central…
2 years ago
Regions in northern Peru, battered by rain, call strike against national government to protest neglect
Lima, Peru -- Authorities in regions of northern Peru that have been battered by torrential…
2 years ago
Former minister in Pedro Castillo’s cabinet captured
Lima, Peru -- Geiner Alvarado, Peru’s former Minister of Housing and a man some have…
2 years ago
Peru’s Public Ministry raided homes of two former prime ministers
Lima, Peru -- Peru's Public Ministry raided the homes of two former Prime Ministers of…
2 years ago
Agents of corruption: The real culprits of Peru’s endless graft
Lima, Peru -- Castillo. Vizcarra. Kuczynski. Humala. García. Fujimori. These are just some of the…
2 years ago
Emergency measures activated after deadly rains pound Peru
Lima, Peru -- Peru’s President Dina Boluarte announced red alert measures on Wednesday due to…
2 years ago
2022 an “unprecedented” year for aggression against journalists in Peru
Lima, Peru -- In September 2021, Hellen Meniz, a journalist with one of Peru’s largest…
2 years ago
6 soldiers die crossing river to escape protesters in southern Peru
Lima, Peru -- Peru's Ministry of Defense reported that six soldiers died over the weekend…
2 years ago
Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa inducted into Académie Française
Lima, Peru -- Peru’s Mario Vargas Llosa became the first Spanish-speaking author to enter the…
2 years ago
7 Peruvian police killed by alleged Shining Path rebels
Lima, Peru -- Alleged remnants of the Shining Path, a Maoist guerrilla group that terrorized…
2 years ago
Peru’s Foreign Minister admits: There is no evidence that the protests are driven by criminals
Lima, Peru -- Peru's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ana Cecilia Gervasi, acknowledged that Dina Boluarte's…
2 years ago
Vladimir Cerrón, leader of Peru’s far-left ruling party, sentenced to 4 years in prison
Lima, Peru -- A Peruvian court sentenced ruling party leader Vladimir Cerrón to four years…
2 years ago
Root causes of Peru’s political unrest: An interview with protest leader
Lima, Peru -- Almost immediately after former President Pedro Castillo was ousted from power and…
2 years ago
Union involved in mass protests in Peru denounces police abuse in Lima
Lima, Peru -- Peru's General Confederation of Workers (CGTP), one of the most influential unions…
2 years ago
Peru extends state of emergency for 30 days in Lima, Callao, Cusco and Puno
Lima, Peru -- Peru's government extended a state of emergency for 30 days in the…
2 years ago