Tag: Peru
Joe Biden’s first ‘late’ visit to the Mexican border
Joe Biden announced Thursday that his administration would deny people from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti the ability to seek asylum if they cross the Mexican border illegally. The US…
Congress votes to hold early general elections in 2024
Peru’s Congress on Tuesday night approved a bill to hold early general elections in April 2024, two years earlier than expected. Although the demonstrations by supporters of former President Pedro…
Early elections will be held in Peru in 2024
The early elections are meant to ease tensions in the country, which are the result of the ouster and arrest of President Pedro Castillo earlier this month. The Peruvian Congress…
Troubled Peru brings forward elections
Troubled Peru brings forward elections Violent and in some cases deadly protests have rocked Peru in recent weeks. File photo from Chao in northern Peru on December 15. Photo: TT…
Stranded tourists can now leave Peru
About 4,500 tourists, mostly from the United States and Europe, have been stranded in various parts of the country as trains and flights were canceled due to the unrest that…
Thousands of tourists stranded in Peru
5,000 tourists are stuck in the city of Cusco at the foot of the mountain on which Peru’s world heritage site Machu Picchu sits, as a result of strikes as…
Parliament rejects 2023 elections despite protests, two ministers resign
Since Pedro Castillo’s failed coup and his dismissal more than a week ago, the mobilizations have not stopped. At least 18 people, including minors, have died in protests, according to…
Peru: understanding everything about the political crisis that is setting the country ablaze
The political crisis continues and worsens in Peru. Seven people were killed Thursday, December 15 in Ayacucho, in the south of the country, during clashes between soldiers and supporters of…
ex-president Castillo kept in detention for a year and a half
Detained for eight days for his self-coup attempt, the former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo will therefore remain in preventive prison for a maximum of 18 months or until the opening…
state of emergency declared nationwide
After a first indiscretion from the Peruvian Defense Minister, the government finally formalized this Wednesday, December 14, the declaration of a state of emergency throughout Peru, and not just the…