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Thousands Descend on Lima Demanding Resignation of Unelected Peruvian President

January 22, 2023 UNAC Editor coup, Peoples' Movements, Peru

by Brett Williams, published on Common Dreams, January 20, 2023 “We have come to Lima to defend our country, considering we are under a dictatorial government… which has stained our country with blood,” one protester explained. Thousands of Indigenous and other Peruvians descended on the capital Lima on Wednesday to demand the resignation of unelected President Dina Boluarte, show support[…]

‘They Shot Them Down Like Animals’: Massacre at Peru’s Ayacucho

January 15, 2023 UNAC Editor Action!!, coup, Mass action, New Pink Tide, Peru, Resistance

by Zoe Alexandra, produced by Globetrotter, January 5, 2023 On December 15, 2022, while helicopters flew overhead, members of Peru’s national army shot down civilians with live bullets in the outskirts of the city of Ayacucho. This action was in response to a national strike and mobilization to protest the coup d’état that deposed President Pedro Castillo on December 7. On December 15, hundreds[…]

Peruvian Trade Union Leader Speaks About Resistance to Overthrow of President Castillo

January 14, 2023 UNAC Editor Civil Resistance, coup, Peru

FightBack Interview with Cristiano Mayta, published on FightBack News, January 4, 2023 Fight Back! interviewed Cristiano Mayta, a trade unionist in Peru on January 3 to learn more about the situation in Perú after the overthrow of democratically-elected President Pedro Castillo by an oligarchy-dominated Congress. There is a national strike called for January 4 amid violent repression. Fight Back!: What[…]

What Lies in the Balance for Peru

December 29, 2022 UNAC Editor coup, Hybrid Warfare, Lawfare, Peru

By Gustavo A Maranges, published on Resumen, December 20, 2022 The political situation in Peru appears to be spinning out of control with no end in sight as violent repression on an angry population, who feel their democracy has been pulled out from under them, escalates. A jailed president now imprisoned, the military and the police swarming on the streets,[…]

Protests Spread in Peru Demanding President Pedro Castillo be Reinstated

December 21, 2022 UNAC Editor Counter Revolution, coup, Lawfare, Peru

by Abayome Azikiwe, published on Global Research, December 14, 2022 Unrest continued in the South American state of Peru after the December 7 impeachment of socialist President Pedro Castillo. The ousted leader remained in detention after an entire week of demonstrations and clashes between supporters and opponents of the former teacher and union leader who was just elected in a[…]

The Pink Tide Surges in Latin America

July 19, 2022 UNAC Editor Latin America, Regional Solutions, Socialism, South America

by Roger D. Harris, published on Resumen English, July 13, 2022 While the political balance between progressive and reactionary states south of the Rio Grande continues to tip to the left, even the corporate press pronounced Biden’s June Summit of the Americas meeting in Los Angeles a flop. Most recently, Colombia elected its first left-leaning president, following similar victories in[…]

Pedro Castillo’s Presidential Win: A Peruvian Trade Unionist Perspective

June 17, 2021 Judith Bello Peru

by Fightback News Staff, June 12, 2021 A brief introduction to Pedro Castillo and the transformational election in Peru. Since this article was written, Castillo was confirmed as the President of Peru. The Pink Tide lives on. [jb] Fight Back! interviewed Cristiano Mayta, a trade unionist in Peru on June 10 as the country awaited the official results of the[…]