LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Supreme Court sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11.5 years in prison for conspiracy to commit a rebellion in 2022, when he tried…
Read more Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo sentenced for conspiracyPeru has declared Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum a “persona non grata” who is unable to enter the country, days after severing ties with Mexico amid an escalating diplomatic…
Read more Peru bans Mexico’s President Sheinbaum as diplomatic dispute growsPeru has decided to break off diplomatic relations with Mexico after accusing it of granting asylum to a former Peruvian prime minister who is on trial over an…
Read more Peru cuts ties with Mexico over asylum for ex-prime ministerThe Constitutional Court of Peru has paused investigations into Dina Boluarte until her term ends in 2026, citing her position as the country’s sitting president. On Tuesday, the…
Read more Peru’s Constitutional Court pauses probes into President Dina BoluarteCNN — Amnesty International has accused Peruvian authorities of acting with “a marked racist bias” in its crackdown on protests that have roiled the country since December, saying…
Read more Amnesty accuses Peruvian authorities of ‘marked racist bias’ in protest crackdown | CNNCNN — When Dina Boluarte was anointed Peru’s sixth president in five years, she faced battles on two fronts: appeasing the lawmakers who had ousted her boss and…
Read more Peru’s embattled president could have eased the crisis. What happened? | CNNCNN — Protesters and police clashed on the streets of Lima on Thursday, as thousands of protesters from across the country convened upon the Peruvian capital, facing a…
Read more Protests erupt in Peru as thousands of police officers deploy to guard capital | CNNCNN — Peru is seeing some of its worst political violence in recent decades, but the grievances of protesters are all but new; they reflect a system that…
Read more Peru’s crisis is a cautionary tale for democracies | CNNCNN — One protester has died and at least 19 Peruvian police officers were injured in anti-government clashes in Cusco as officials in the tourist city put health…
Read more Protester killed in Peru as anti-government violence spreads to tourist city | CNNLIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress tentatively endorsed a plan on Tuesday to hold early elections in an attempt to defuse a national political crisis marked by deadly…
Read more Peru Congress opens door to early elections amid unrestMEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president insisted Friday that his country’s relations with Spain are still “on pause,” one day after Mexico’s top diplomat met with his Spanish counterpart…
Read more Mexico president insists relations with Spain still ‘paused’LIMA, Peru — A judge in Peru was deciding Thursday whether ousted President Pedro Castillo will remain in custody while authorities build their rebellion case against him with…
Read more Judge to rule on Castillo’s detention amid Peru protestsLIMA, Peru (AP) — A judge ordered ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo to remain in custody on Tuesday, denying his appeal as authorities build a rebellion case against…
Read more Peru judge denies ousted leader Pedro Castillo’s jail appealLIMA, Peru — Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, gave in to protesters’ demands early Monday announcing in a nationally televised address that she will send Congress a proposal…
Read more Peru president proposes moving up elections amid protestsCNN — At least 20 people, including four police officers, were injured on Saturday in clashes between protesters and police in the southern Peruvian city of Andahuaylas in…
Read more At least 20 injured as protesters and police clash in Peru days after president’s ouster | CNNLIMA, Peru — Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, swore in her Cabinet on Saturday just three days after becoming the country’s first female head of state and asked…
Read more Peru’s president asks Cabinet to take anti-corruption pledgeLIMA, Peru — When Pedro Castillo won Peru’s presidency last year, it was celebrated as a victory by the country’s poor — the peasants and Indigenous people who…
Read more Peru’s ex-president faced bigotry for impoverished pastLIMA, Peru — Peru’s first female president appeared in a military ceremony on national television on Friday in her first official event as head of state, an attempt…
Read more New Peru president appears with military to cement powerLIMA, Peru — Peru’s first female president is pushing to cement her hold on power, saying she expects to complete the term of her ousted predecessor and buck…
Read more New Peru president vows to finish term, others want electionLIMA, Peru — Peru’s Congress voted to remove President Pedro Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the…
Read more Peru’s president ousted after trying to dissolve Congress
