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Peru

Peru is a country in South America with a population of roughly 33 million. Extremely biodiverse, its main economic activities include mining, manufacturing, agriculture and fishing.

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Police block demonstrators who are marching against President Dina Boluarte in downtown Lima

Peru: Anti-government protests move from regions to Lima

Protesters have brought their calls for President Dina Boluarte's resignation to Peru's capital city.
PoliticsJanuary 20, 2023
A woman in Lima faces a line of police

Peru: State of emergency declared in Lima, other regions

Amid ongoing protests, Peru's government has suspended the right to movement and assembly.
PoliticsJanuary 15, 2023
Protesters in Lima on January 12

Peru: Boluarte rejects calls for resignation amid protests

President Dina Boluarte also apologized for ongoing political unrest that has left dozens of people dead.
PoliticsJanuary 14, 2023
Protesters show pictures of people killed in the response to demonstrations

Protests rock Peru weeks after president's ouster

The police response to ongoing anti-government protests in Peru has left more than 40 people dead.
ConflictsJanuary 12, 2023
A protester is seen throwing something amid teargas smoke.

Peru launches 'genocide' probe after deadly protests

Dozens of people died in violent clashes that have rocked Peru since early December.
Human RightsJanuary 11, 2023
Anti-government protests in Juliaca, Peru

Peru: At least 17 dead in anti-government protests

The anti-government protesters attempted to enter an airport in southern Peru. At least 17 people died in clashes.
PoliticsJanuary 10, 2023
Peru | Proteste in Juliaca

Peru: Dozens injured in protests near airport

Protesters have been demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte since Wednesday.
PoliticsJanuary 8, 2023
Two police officers with riot shields in Lima

Peru arrests generals in anti-corruption raids

Authorities allege that the generals had paid to rise in rank under the previous government of Pedro Castillo.
Law and JusticeDecember 27, 2022
The Mexican embassy in Lima, Peru

Peru expels Mexican ambassador citing political meddling

The move came soon after Mexico announced it had granted asylum to the family of ousted president Pedro Castillo.
PoliticsDecember 21, 2022
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte speaks during a conference at the Government Palace in Lima

Peru's President Boluarte refuses to quit, urges election

Dina Boluarte says she will not step down but called on lawmakers to resolve an impasse by bringing forward elections.
PoliticsDecember 17, 2022
Supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo protest on the Pan-American North Highway while police officers arrive to clear debris

Peru: Ministers resign amid deadly protests

The education and culture ministers are the first to step down during Peru's most recent political turmoil.
PoliticsDecember 16, 2022
A protester in Chao, Peru, waving the national flag

Peru court orders ex-President Castillo to remain in custody

Prosecutors argued that Pedro Castillo was a flight risk and had attempted to seek asylum in Mexico.
PoliticsDecember 16, 2022
A riot police grabs hold of a supporter of former President Pedro Castillo outside the police station where Castillo arrived earlier, and where supporters had gathered and confronted riot police surrounding the station, in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

Peru declares nationwide state of emergency amid protests

This follows violent protests after former President Pedro Castillo being impeached and removed from office last week.
PoliticsDecember 14, 2022
Police stand guard outside the National Police base where ousted President Pedro Castillo is held

Peru court denies release for ousted President Castillo

The country's Supreme Court has ruled Castillo should remain in custody. His ouster sparked protests that turned deadly.
PoliticsDecember 14, 2022
A member of the riot police grabs hold of a supporter of former President Pedro Castillo

Mexico backs Peru's ousted leader amid deadly protests

Peru has plunged into a deep political crisis since the removal of its former President Pedro Castillo.
PoliticsDecember 13, 2022
People attend the funeral procession of a child who was killed during protests against new President Dina Boluarte in Andahuaylas, in southern Peru

Peru's new president pledges elections amid deadly protests

After less than a week in office, Dina Boluarte said she would ask Congress to move up elections by two years.
PoliticsDecember 13, 2022
Protests in Lima, Peru

Peru: Protests against new president turn deadly

The new president has pledged to bring forward fresh elections after two teenagers were killed in clashes with police.
PoliticsDecember 12, 2022
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and newly named cabinet members on the steps of the government palace in Lima, Peru

Peru's first woman president swears in cabinet

Dina Boluarte presented her centrist government following the controversial ouster of former President Pedro Castillo.
PoliticsDecember 11, 2022
Police escort supporters of former President Pedro Castillo in a march at the Plaza San Martin in Lima, Peru

Peru: Castillo faces first hearing as Boluarte takes charge

Ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo faced his first hearing on charges of rebellion and conspiracy.
PoliticsDecember 9, 2022
Pedro Castillo

Peru: Castillo ousted over 'coup' bid, new leader sworn in

Vice President Dina Boluarte has been sworn in as the country's first female president, and Pedro Castillo was arrested.
PoliticsDecember 7, 2022
Women selling coca leaves at the market

From ancient traditions & digital authoritarianism

On the show: A policing app in Saudi Arabia that's squashing dissent and the age-old tradition of chewing coca leaves.
Human RightsNovember 30, 202230:00 min
People opposing the government of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo chant slogans into the microphone

Thousands march in Peru demanding president's resignation

Pedro Castillo — the subject of six corruption investigations — cannot be prosecuted while he is Peru's president.
PoliticsNovember 6, 2022
Foreign and Peruvian tourist rest in the boat where they have been detained at the Cuninico community in Loreto

Peru Indigenous group frees kidnapped riverboat tourists

The 28-hour ordeal was part of a protest by the Cuninico people to pressure Lima to help clean up oil spills.
CrimeNovember 5, 2022
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo

Peru's President Castillo accuses prosecutors of a 'coup'

Peru's top prosecutor suspects President Pedro Castillo of heading a "criminal organization" that engaged in corruption.
PoliticsOctober 12, 2022
General view of the Presidential Palace

Peruvian police raid presidential palace

Police are looking for the sister-in-law of President Pedro Castillo amid money laundering and corruption allegations.
PoliticsAugust 10, 2022
A handout image from Peru's Conservation Authority depicts a new type of lizard known as the Proctoporus katerynae

Peru: Researchers discover two new species of lizard

Found in Machu Picchu, one lizard was named after Optimus Prime from the "Transformers" movie franchise.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 29, 2022
Residents carry white coffins while a man wipes away tears while carrrying white flowers up a road

Peru: Accomarca massacre victims put to rest

Accomarca was the scene of the worst massacre during the country's 20-year Shining Path insurgency.
ConflictsMay 21, 2022
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Peruvian women club together to feed families

Soaring inflation in Peru has made food so expensive that some communities must work together just to survive.
BusinessApril 15, 202201:33 min
Police remove burning tyres from the roads in Lima

Peru suspends Lima curfew

President Pedro Castillo ended the curfew his administration had imposed in two Peruvian cities.
Rule of LawApril 5, 2022
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori attends a hearing at a police base. File photo from 2013.

Peru court approves release of ex-President Alberto Fujimori

The court reinstated a "humanitarian pardon" on health grounds first announced in 2017 but revoked within a year.
PoliticsMarch 18, 2022
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ScienceMarch 17, 202226:00 min
Peru President Pedro Castillo and Anibal Torres

Peruvian president swears in 4th Cabinet in 6 months

Pedro Castillo’s last Cabinet was led by Hector Valer, who resigned after allegations of domestic violence.
PoliticsFebruary 9, 2022
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo (C) with members of his ministry in August 2021. Gerardo Marin / Anadolu Agency

Peru's President sacks PM accused of domestic violence

Prime Minister Hector Valer Pinto was reported for domestic violence by his wife and daughter in 2016.
PoliticsFebruary 5, 2022
Residents walk past the crash site of a small plane in Nazca, Peru

Plane crash near Peru's Nazca lines claims 7 lives

Five tourists and two flight crew die after a plane on a trip to the Nazca lines crashes after takeoff.
CatastropheFebruary 5, 2022
Cleaning teams work to remove oil at the shores after an oil spill in the Ventanilla Sea

Peru bans Repsol director from leaving country

New estimates show that the oil spill was almost twice as big as previously thought.
CatastropheJanuary 29, 2022
Fisherman affected by Peru oil spill

Peru demands compensation from Repsol

An oil spill off the coast of Peru is affecting livelihoods from fishing to tourism.
BusinessJanuary 26, 202202:37 min
People in rubber bootds and white protective suitswith a whellbarrow and shovels on the beach

Peru blames Repsol for oil spill disaster

A tanker off Peru's coast spilled 6,000 barrels of oil, contaminating 174 hectares of sea and beaches. Who is to blame?
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 25, 2022
A cleanup worker stands in a thick layer of oil on a beach in Lima, Peru.

Peru faces environmental emergency after devastating oil spill

Triggered by the volcanic eruption off Tonga, 6,000 barrels of leaked oil have devastated beaches and marine life.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 24, 202210 images
Workers clean oil on Cavero Beach in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru

Peru grapples with disastrous oil spill after Tonga eruption

Peru's biggest ecological disaster in recent years has affected vast swathes of sea, beaches, and marine ecosystems.
CatastropheJanuary 23, 20225 images
An emergency worker in a white biosecurity suit cleans up a beach affected by the La Pampilla oil spill

Peru declares 'environmental emergency' after oil spill

A refinery blamed the spill on waves caused by the eruption of a volcano in Tonga.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 23, 2022
All of Germany's neighbors are now deemed high risk as the omicron variant spreads

COVID digest: Germany designates all neighbors 'high risk'

Germany puts Austria on its warning list, meaning all of its neighbors are now designated high-risk. Follow DW for more.
HealthJanuary 16, 2022
A mummified body bound with rope

Peru: Archeologists unearth mummy up to 1,200 years old

Skeletal remains of a person buried between 800 and 1200 AD have been found near Peru's capital city of Lima.
CultureDecember 1, 2021
Floods in Peru

Peru's climate refugees feel 'abandoned'

The World Bank says without action, climate change could see 200 million people looking for a new home by 2050.
BusinessNovember 2, 202102:13 min
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COP26: Pleadge to reduce methane emissions by 2030 - Peru's climate refugees feel 'abandoned' by the state
BusinessNovember 2, 202113:06 min
Peru's President Pedro Castillo (C) attends a ceremony for Armed Forces Day alongside Supreme Court President Elvia Barrios Alvarado (L) and Defense Minister Walter Ayala Gonzales, in Lima

Peru president appoints new PM amid political turmoil

Peru's president announced the resignation of prime minister Guido Bellido just hours before naming a replacement.
PoliticsOctober 7, 2021
Alejandro Toledo is accused of influence pedding, collusion and money laundering. Photo from 2016.

US judge OKs extradition of Peru ex-president

Peru's former President Alejandro Toledo is wanted in connection with having received millions in bribe money.
PoliticsSeptember 29, 2021
Abimael Guzman, founder and leader of the Shining Path guerrilla movement, enters to the courtroom during his new trial at the Naval Base in Callao

Peru: Shining Path guerilla leader Abimael Guzman dies

The insurgent leader was responsible for 70,000 deaths and disappearances over 12 years.
TerrorismSeptember 12, 2021
A young man comforts his mother as they stand next to the coffin of his father who died of COVID in Comas on the outskirts of Lima, Peru

Peru struggles to keep up amid COVID deaths

Healthcare workers in Peru are struggling to help COVID patients
HealthAugust 11, 202104:16 min
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The new COVID-19 hot spot

Latin America is becoming the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic — but there is an exception.
HealthAugust 2, 202112:01 min
President Pedro Castillo visits a hospital

Peru earthquake injures dozens

A pregnant woman was seriously hurt and a 16th-century cathedral was damaged after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Peru.
CatastropheJuly 31, 2021