Pedro Castillo

Protester dies in Lima as Peru's political crisis continues

The death of Victor Santisteban Yacsavilca, 55, brings to 58 the nationwide toll in the protests that began in early December after the impeachment and arrest of President Pedro Castillo

Peru President Dina Boluarte asks Congress to advance elections to 2023

Peru has been embroiled in a political crisis with near-daily protests since 7 December when former president Pedro Castillo was arrested after attempting to dissolve Congress and rule by decree

Peru: Protesters brave tear gas to demand ouster of President Dina Boluarte

The crisis triggered by the ouster of leftist and Indigenous president Pedro Castillo stems largely from a gaping inequity between Peru's urban elite and poor rural Indigenous people in the southern Andean region who saw him as one of their own and working to make their lives better

No Entry: Why Peru has shut Machu Picchu for tourists

The famous tourist site Machu Picchu and Inca Trail have been closed indefinitely following widespread protests in Peru. The demonstrations broke out in the South American nation last December after the ouster of then-president Pedro Castillo

Peru: Protests rage on despite President Dina Boluarte's plea for calm

Civil unrest since the ouster of Dina Boluarte's predecessor, Pedro Castillo, in early December has left 45 people dead and prompted the government to impose a state of emergency in violence-hit areas

Peru's Andes 'descends on' capital to demand leader resign

Supporters of former president Pedro Castillo, Peru's first leader from a rural Andean background, hope the protest opens a new chapter in the weeks-long movement to demand Boluarte's resignation, immediate elections and structural change in the country

Peru: Lima braces for new rally against President Dina Boluarte despite state of emergency

Demonstrations took place Monday in the popular tourist city of Cusco and the southern town of Ilave near Puno, where angry protesters were demanding what many Castillo supporters have been calling for, Boluarte's resignation, the closure of Congress and fresh elections

Peru president Dina Boluarte insists 'I will not resign' as protests continue

Supporters of ousted president Pedro Castillo have marched and barricaded streets around the South American country since December, demanding new elections and the removal of Boluarte, his successor and former vice president

Peru anti-government protests spread, with clashes in Cusco

Health officials in Cusco said 16 civilians and six police officers were injured after protesters tried to take over the city’s airport, where many foreign tourists arrive to see sites including the nearby Incan citadel of Machu Picchu.

Peru orders curfew in violence-hit region after 18 deaths

Peru on Tuesday announced a curfew in the southern Puno region in a bid to suppress violent protests, a day after 18 people were killed in clashes between demonstrators and security forces.