Alberto Fujimori in EL PAÍS English

Celia Ramos with one of her daughters in an old family photo.

More than 270,000 women had their tubes tied without their consent during the Fujimori regime

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori and former First Lady Susana Higuchi during Independence Day celebration in July 1994.

US declassifies documents chronicling 20 years of conflict in Peru

Renzo Gómez Vega|Lima|Aug 30, 2023 - 13:34 CEST

The National Security Archive says the current political crisis ‘demonstrates that the problems and legacies of Peru’s violent past are still very present today’

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo in a screenshot of his virtual hearing last Tuesday.

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Peru’s Pedro Castillo gets 36 more months of ‘appropriate and proportionate’ pretrial detention

Renzo Gómez Vega|Lima|Mar 10, 2023 - 11:47 CET

The former president is accused of being the leader of a criminal organization. This legal decision comes on top of the 18-month preventive prison term for the alleged crime of rebellion

The last 10 presidents of Peru, before Dina Boluarte was sworn in as the first female president in December of 2022

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10 presidents of Peru, more than 20 years of instability

Inés Santaeulalia|Lima|Dec 21, 2022 - 05:45 CET

With the exception of a couple of interim presidents who held office briefly, the rest of the country’s modern leaders have suffered tragic fates, including jail terms, exile, or death by suicide

A protester carries a sign that reads “Close the Congress” during a demonstration, after the Peruvian government declared a state of emergency on December 15, 2022.

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Violence aggravates Peru’s political crisis

Inés Santaeulalia|Lima|Dec 18, 2022 - 13:00 CET

Two ministers have resigned following the deaths of 21 protestors, while the Peruvian Congress voted down a proposal hold early elections

Pedro Castillo with his former prime minister Aníbal Torres, the day of his arrest.

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Peru’s Pedro Castillo to remain in pretrial detention for another 18 months

Inés Santaeulalia / El País|Lima|Dec 16, 2022 - 11:29 CET

The death toll from street protests continued to rise while a judge granted prosecutors’ request to extend jail time for the impeached president

Pedro Castillo, on October 11 of this year.

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Defiant Castillo insists he remains Peru’s leader from prison cell

Juan Diego Quesada|Lima|Dec 13, 2022 - 16:34 CET

Arrested following a failed coup attempt, the former president is convinced he is a victim of political persecution and will be reinstated despite facing up to 50 years in jail