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Peru: Indigenous communities resist extractivism, gov’t attacks

Ben Radford — Thu, 01 May 2025 09:00:00 +1000

Indigenous communities across Peru are facing the devastating impacts of ongoing extractivism, while a series of new government laws threaten their right to self-determination, justice and land, reports Ben Radford.

Peru: Transport workers’ strike condemns gov’t inaction amid violence and insecurity

Ben Radford — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:30:00 +1000

Workers in Peru’s Lima and Callao regions went on strike in protest over the Dina Boluarte government’s failure to combat rising violence and insecurity, reports Ben Radford.

Peru’s gender-based violence crisis requires structural solutions

Ben Radford — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:15:00 +1100

Women in Peru face high levels of gender-based violence and structural barriers to accessing abortion and contraception, reports Ben Radford.

Peru: Shopping centre collapse leaves 8 dead — corporate and gov’t negligence to blame

Ben Radford — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +1100

The shopping centre collapse in Trujillo highlights the extent of government inaction and corporate greed that has allowed shopping centres to operate without meeting minimum safety standards, reports Ben Radford.

Peru: Farmers protest unfair treatment, lack of gov’t support

Ben Radford — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:45:00 +1100

Peruvian farmers are getting a raw deal thanks to unfair prices for their produce, water shortages and unregulated corporate profiteering, reports Ben Radford.

Peru: Latest Petroperú oil spill wrecks local fishing, tourism industry

Ben Radford — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:30:00 +1100

A substantial oil spill affecting Peru’s north coast has drawn attention to the country’s largely unregulated and destructive oil industry, reports Ben Radford.

91��̳ News Podcast Ep 63: Grassroots struggles in Latin America with Ben Radford

Isaac Nellist — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +1100

Isaac Nellist spoke with 91��̳'s Latin American correspondent Ben Radford about various grassroots struggles against mining and climate destruction, for workers' rights and access to education.

Peru: Protesters call for end to femicides, denounce police culpability, gov’t inaction

Ben Radford — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +1100

Thousands protested across Peru against rising violence against women, police culpability and government inaction, reports Ben Radford. The marches were organised as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is marked on November 25.

Peru: National strike during APEC forum rejects coup regime, demands action on organised crime

Ben Radford — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:15:00 +1100

About 1 million workers across Peru went on strike to demand that the government act against rising violence and extortion at the hands of organised criminal groups, reports Ben Radford.

Peru: National strike rejects coup regime, demands action against organised crime

Ben Radford — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:15:00 +1100

Thousands of workers went on strike across Peru, followed by nationwide protests, to demand that Congress repeal laws that favour organised crime and criminalise the right to protest, and call on the government to take action against worsening extortion and violence, reports Ben Radford.

Peru: Amid environmental protests, prime minister flies to Australia to promote mining

Ben Radford — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +1100

The Peruvian government will send a delegation to the International Mining and Resources Conference to be held in Sydney over October 29‒31, to promote foreign investment in the country’s mining sector, reports Ben Radford.

Peru: Transport workers’ strike demands safety, repeal of gov’t law aiding organised crime

Ben Radford — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:45:00 +1100

Transport workers in Peru’s Lima and Callao region went on strike on October 10–11 to demand that the government act against the worsening violence and extortion that workers face at the hands of organised crime groups, reports Ben Radford.

Peruvians take to the streets to demand abortion rights

Ben Radford — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:15:00 +1000

Thousands rallied across Peru for International Safe Abortion Day on September 28, demanding the right to safe, accessible abortions. Hundreds marched through the capital, Lima, under the banner of “The Right to Decide”, reports Ben Radford.

Peru: Fujimori’s legacy

Ben Radford — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:30:00 +1000

Alberto Fujimori’s 10 years in power were characterised by rampant corruption and horrific acts of violence against Peruvians, writes Ben Radford.

Peru: Protesters say 'Machu Picchu is not for sale!'

Ana Zorita — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:15:00 +1100

Thousands of people took to the streets in the Cusco region of southern Peru protesting the government’s move to privatise ticket sales for the famous Machu Picchu archaeological site, reports Ana Zorita.

Peru: Thousands defy police violence to protest Boluarte coup regime

Ana Zorita — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 10:15:00 +1000

Tens of thousands of Peruvians took to the streets across the country on July 19 to protest the Dina Boluarte coup government, reports Ana Zorita, marking the first of 10 days of national action called for by unions and grassroots organisations.

Peru announces definitive withdrawal of ambassador from Colombia

Peoples Dispatch — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +1000

Peru withdrew its ambassador from Colombia following statements from Colombian President Gustavo Petro in support of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, reports Peoples Dispatch.

Peru: Amid nationwide rebellion, why hasn’t Boluarte resigned?

Federico Fuentes — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:00:00 +1100

Jorge Escalante discusses the protest movement, the nature of the Boluarte coup government and what it might take to bring it down.

Protests continue in Peru as newly installed government cracks down after coup

Rodrigo Acuña/Truthout — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 12:30:00 +1100

A rapid end to the Peruvian crisis appears unlikely after the right-wing “soft coup” against President Pedro Castillo, writes Rodrigo Acuña.

‘They shot them down like animals’: Massacre at Peru’s Ayacucho

Zoe Alexandra — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 17:30:00 +1100

While helicopters flew overhead, members of Peru’s national army shot down civilians with live bullets in the outskirts of the city of Ayacucho on December 15, reports Zoe Alexandra.

Peru: Widespread uprisings continue after coup, despite police violence

Ana Zorita — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 17:30:00 +1100

Massive protests continue in Peru in a widespread rejection of the right-wing coup against President Pedro Castillo on December 7, reports Ana Zorita.

Protesters demand an end to the killings in Peru, fresh elections

Jim McIlroy — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 16:45:00 +1100

Protesters rallied outside the Peruvian Consulate in Sydney to demand an end to the killings in Peru following Pedro Castillo's arrest. Jim McIlroy reports.

Peru: Right-wing forces complete legislative coup against Pedro Castillo

Ana Zorita — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:45:00 +1100

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been impeached by right-wing forces in Congress, the final act in a 17-month-long destabilisation campaign, reports Ana Zorita.

Right-wing coup plotters undermine democracy in Peru

Ben Radford — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:45:00 +1000

Pedro Castillo came to power on a leftist platform with the support of Peru’s poorest people. In response, anti-democratic forces and their powerful capitalist backers have dedicated themselves to ousting Castillo ever since, writes Ben Radford.

Peru: Widespread protests follow Fujimori’s pardon

Ben Radford — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:30:00 +1000

Protests erupted after Peru’s Constitutional Court reinstated a 2017 pardon granted to imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori, reports Ben Radford.

Peru: Right wing continues destabilisation campaign

Ben Radford — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +1100

Since Peruvian president Pedro Castillo’s electoral victory in June, right-wing and anti-democratic forces have continued to campaign to remove him from office, reports Ben Radford.

Video: The left’s resurgence in Latin America

Alborada Online — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +1100

After a series of setbacks in 2015-19 suggested to many observers that the era of leftist governance in Latin America was over, the picture today is very different. A recent Alborada forum looked at what lies behind the Latin American left’s resurgence.

Peru: Democracy under attack from right-wing forces

Ben Radford — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +1100

Pedro Castillo, leader of the left-wing Peru Libre party, was sworn in as Peru’s president on July 28, reports Ben Radford. Since then, his government has faced a campaign of destabilisation from the right-wing opposition.

Dirty tricks campaign in Peru to deny the left’s Presidential victory

José Carlos Llerena Robles — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +1000

The campaign to overturn Peru’s presidential election results is one of “unconventional warfare”, report José Carlos Llerena Robles and Vijay Prashad.

Peruvians defend Castillo’s victory as Fujimori continues coup attempts

People's Dispatch — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +1000

Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets in Lima and other cities to defend the presidential electoral victory of socialist candidate Pedro Castillo. People's Dispatch reports.

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