Peru News News Peru » People: Peru considers stripping protections for Indigenous people and their territories
By Maxwell Radwin Peru is on the verge of rolling back several longstanding protections for Indigenous people and their territories, critics warn. Several bills working their way through Congress ...
News Peru » People: Peru to impose state of emergency in capital after wave of violence
Peru's new government said Thursday that a state of emergency will be declared in the capital Lima, after weeks of anti-government protests over corruption and organized crime."We are going to ...
News Peru » People: Peru President José Jerí Refuses To Step Down After Gen Z Protests Leave 1 Dead, 100 Injured
The protests in Peru began a month ago, calling for better pensions and wages for young people, and expanded to capture the woes of Peruvians tired of crime, corruption and decades of disillusionment ...
News Peru » People: Peru to Consider New Reserve for Uncontacted Indigenous People
This week, Peruvian officials are set to consider the creation of a sprawling reserve in the country’s Amazon basin to protect groups of Indigenous people living in isolation from the rest of society.
News Peru » People: Peru's president declares state of emergency in capital
Peru’s new president declared a state of emergency in the capital in the government's latest attempt to stem a surge in violence that has stirred protests and contributed to the recent downfall of his ...
News Peru » People: Where Chefs Eat: Mitsuharu Tsumara on Lima, Peru
The chef of Lima's Maido, currently listed as the Best Restaurant in the World, on where else to eat in the Peruvian capital.
News Peru » People: Explosion in high-crime area in northern Peru injures 10 people and damages 25 homes
LIMA, Peru (AP) — An explosion on a street in a northern Peruvian region plagued by organized crime injured at least 10 people and damaged 25 homes, authorities said Friday. Interior Minister Carlos ...
News Peru » People: Peru’s president refuses to resign after Gen Z protests
Peru’s new President José Jerí refused to resign on Thursday following the death of a protester during a massive demonstration led by Gen Z activists demanding he step down. About 100 people were also ...
News Peru » People: Peru dispatch: the world’s most unpopular president is still acting against Peru’s people
Peruvian law students from the Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in or affecting Perú. All of ...
News Peru » People: Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Amazon jungle in Peru
LIMA, Peru — A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck a remote part of the Amazon jungle in Peru early Sunday, collapsing buildings and knocking out power to some areas but causing only one reported ...