Peru

Dina Boluarte’s request to Congress comes as social unrest continues to spread. A protester died in the capital this weekend, bringing the national death toll to 58

Nearly 7,000 officers were stationed in the center of Lima, where student and worker demonstrations descended into clashes with the police

There were 417 visitors stuck at the site and unable to get out, more than 300 of them foreigners, the tourism minister said

Thousands of people are pouring into the capital from all corners of the country to demand an end to protester deaths and ask for Dina Boluarte’s resignation

The concentration of protesters in Lima reflects how the capital has started to see more anti-government demonstrations in recent days

Demagogues – taking advantage of social unrest and polarization – are corroding the strength of democracies. Notwithstanding, institutions continue to show resilience in the face of authoritarianism

Authorities decree a curfew in Puno, where a police officer was burned to death inside his patrol car. The government says it will not allow these demonstrators into Lima. At least 46 people have died in a month

As the Maduro regime mends relations in Latin America and across the world, most opposition parties are thinking about deserting the president of the National Assembly

After Peru expelled Mexican Ambassador Pablo Monroy for interfering in domestic affairs, López Obrador accused the Andean country of being “undemocratic.” Meanwhile, the family of Pedro Castillo – the jailed former Peruvian president – has been granted asylum in Mexico

20 people, including two little girls and two babies, reside in a windowless, unheated cellar with only one bathroom for everyone

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

Quechua civilization used knotted strings called ‘quipu’ to represent numerical values

Thousands of Peruvians are calling for new elections after Pedro Castillo’s failed self-coup plunged the country into chaos. At least 22 people have been killed in the clashes

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

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

Ana María Ortiz is researching treatments for depression and anxiety using the psychedelic toxins of a rare amphibian

President Dina Boluarte – who was sworn in last week – has adopted the measure for the next 30 days, after at least seven people were killed in clashes between police and rioters

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

At least two people are dead and 30 injured following clashes between protesters and law enforcement across the country

The arrest of the former Peruvian president – impeached after attempting to shutter Congress – is another surprise in a long trail of short-lived governments

Gustavo Petro – an ally of the former president, who is currently under arrest after trying to shut down Peru’s Congress – asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to intervene, but was told that the body respects the ‘democratic response’ of Peruvian institutions

In a conversation with EL PAÍS, the main adviser to Pedro Castillo provides an account of the three hours during which the head of state tried to revert the constitutional order

Pedro Castillo ended up under arrest and charged with rebellion after his failed attempt to dissolve Congress and install an emergency government

For the third time in four years, the country’s head of state has been determined by the order of presidential succession

Before being detained by authorities, the Peruvian president announced that he was dissolving the Congress and ordering a curfew, as part of plan to rule by decree

The Peruvian police have confirmed the arrest of the leader, who has been in power for a year and a half