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Peruvian Protests (2022–2023)
Following the ousting of president of Peru, Pedro Castillo on 7 December 2022, a series of political protests against the Government of Peru, government of president Dina Boluarte and the Congress of Peru occurred. The demonstrations lack centralized leadership and originated primarily among grassroots movements and social organizations on the left to far-left, as well as Indigenous peoples of Peru, indigenous communities, who feel politically disenfranchised. Castillo was removed from office and arrested 2022 Peruvian political crisis, after announcing the illegal dissolution of Congress, the intervention of the state apparatus, and the forced establishment of an "Provisional government, emergency government", which was characterized as a self-coup attempt by all government institutions, all professional institutions, and mainstream media in Peru (and by the international community in general)Multiple sources: * * * * * * * while Castillo's supporters said that Congress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Resistance
Civil resistance is a form of political action that relies on the use of nonviolent resistance by ordinary people to challenge a particular power, force, policy or regime. Civil resistance operates through appeals to the adversary, pressure and coercion: it can involve systematic attempts to undermine or expose the adversary's sources of power (or pillars of support, such as police, military, clergy, business elite, etc.). Forms of action have included demonstrations, vigils and petitions; strikes, go-slows, boycotts and emigration movements; and sit-ins, occupations, constructive program, and the creation of parallel institutions of government. Some civil resistance movements' motivations for avoiding violence are generally related to context, including a society's values and its experience of war and violence, rather than to any absolute ethical principle. Civil resistance cases can be found throughout history and in many modern struggles, against both tyrannical rulers and demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederación Unitaria De Trabajadores Del Perú
The Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores del Perú (, CUT) is a national trade union center in Peru. It was founded in 1992 and has a membership of 300,000. ICTUR reports that the CUT was active in the movement that led to Alberto Fujimori fleeing from office in 2000. The CUT is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC; ; ; ) is the world's largest trade union federation. History The federation was formed on 1 November 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) a .... References * International Trade Union Confederation National trade union centers of Peru Trade unions established in 1992 {{SouthAm-trade-union-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La República (Peru)
''La República'' () is a Peruvian newspaper based in Lima, Peru. It is one of the two main national daily newspapers sold all over the country since it was founded on November 16, 1981. History Founding and early history The paper was founded in 1981 by Gustavo Mohme Llona, a former member of the Peruvian Congress. Peruvian journalist Guillermo Thorndike served as the newspaper's founding editor and had previous experience working for many newspapers in Peru. Under Mohme's leadership, the newspaper was against the candidacy of Mario Vargas Llosa in the 1990 Peruvian general election. Fujimori administration ''La República'' was also the main newspaper in opposition to the government of President Alberto Fujimori, who was in office from 1990 to 2000, reporting on illegal actions performed by the government, Peruvian Armed Forces and intelligence agencies. During his government, journalists from the newspaper faced violence and were placed under surveillance by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederación General De Trabajadores Del Perú
The Workers' General Confederation of Peru (in Spanish: ''Confederación General de Trabajadores del Perú'' CGTP) is a national trade union center in Peru. It was formed in 1929 by José Carlos Mariátegui. The CGTP is the largest trade union federation in Peru, and is affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade union, trade unions established on October 3, 1945. Founded in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the organization built on the pre-war legacy of the Int .... In August 2013, the CGTP launchea major online campaign(hosted on LabourStart) together with other unions in Peru protesting the new civil service act. References * External linksCGTPofficial site. National trade union centers of Peru Trade unions established in 1929 World Federation of Trade Unions {{SouthAm-trade-union-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infobae
Infobae is an international Argentine online newspaper. It was launched in 2002 by businessman Daniel Hadad, with the original headquarters in Buenos Aires. The company expanded globally with local editions in New York City, Mexico City, Miami, Bogotá, São Paulo, Lima, and Madrid, all led by Marcos Stupenengo. The expansion increased Infobae's international audience, becoming one of the most read Spanish-language online newspapers worldwide. Censorship in Venezuela On 10 October 2014, Conatel, the Venezuelan National Commission of Telecommunications, blocked access to Infobae in Venezuela after Infobae published photos of the corpse of the recently murdered United Socialist Party of Venezuela The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (, PSUV, ) is a Socialism, socialist political party which has been the ruling party of Venezuela since 2007. It was formed from a merger of some of the political and social forces that support the Bolivar ... (PSUV) member Robert Serra. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interethnic Association For The Development Of The Peruvian Rainforest
The Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (, AIDESEP) is a Peruvian national Indigenous rights organization. A National Board of Directors is elected by nine regional organizations every five years. The organization comprises 109 federations, representing 2,439 communities of roughly 650,000 Indigenous people who speak a plurality of languages. Members of AIDESEP work to improve the health, education, housing, and organization of Indigenous peoples. its current president is Jorge Pérez Rubio, who succeeded Lizardo Cauper Pezo, Henderson Rengifo Hualinga, and Alberto Pizango. AIDESEP is a member organization of the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA). Members AIDESEP was founded by: * Consejo Aguaruna-Huambisa (CAH), representing the Aguaruna and Huambisa people of the Amazonas region * Asociación de Comunidades Asháninkas del valle de Pichis (ACONAP), representing the Asháninka people of Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sole National Central Of Peasant Rounds Of Peru
The Sole National Central of Peasant Rounds of Peru (, CUNARC-P) is the largest organization of '' rondas campesinas'' in Peru. The group consists indigenous peasants, organized into 1,000 local groups, that provide peacekeeping and justice services in rural areas of Peru. History Prior to the 2021 Peruvian general election, CUNARC-P and Pedro Castillo maintained a friendly relationship. The Ministry of Culture of Peru added CUNARC-P to the Database of Indigenous or Indigenous Peoples (BDPI) in April 2022 to grant the group official political participation in governmental actions. During the 2022–2023 Peruvian political protests, CUNARC-P joined in demonstrations against the government of Dina Boluarte Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra (; born 31 May 1962) is a Peruvian politician, civil servant, and lawyer who has been serving as the 64th president of Peru since 2022. She had served as the Vice President of Peru, first vice president and minister .... References {{reflis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme Court Of Peru
The Supreme Court of Justice is the highest judicial court in Peru. Its jurisdiction extends over the entire territory of the nation. It is headquartered in the Palace of Justice in Lima. The current president of the Supreme Court is . Structure The supreme court is composed of three Supreme Sectors: *''Civil Sector'': Presides over all topics related to civil rights and commercial law. *''Criminal Sector'': Presides over all topics relating to criminal law *''Constitutional and Social Sector'': Presides over all topics relating to constitutional rights and labor law Integrated into the Supreme Court are the supreme speakers and supreme provisionary speakers, who substitute the supreme speakers in case of absence. The supreme speakers are distributed into each one of the Supreme Sectors that the law establishes. The president of the Supreme Court and the chief speaker of the Office of the Control of the Magistrature are not integrated into any Supreme Sector. The Supreme Court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Otárola
Luis Alberto Otárola Peñaranda (born 12 February 1967) is a Peruvian attorney and politician who was the Prime Minister of Peru from 2022 until his resignation in 2024. He previously served as Minister of Defense twice, under Ollanta Humala and Dina Boluarte. During the Boluarte government, two massacres occurred under his leadership; the Ayacucho massacre while he was defense minister and the Juliaca massacre after he was promoted to the prime minister position. Attorney General of Peru Patricia Benavides announced investigations on 10 January 2023 for the alleged crimes of genocide, aggravated homicide and serious injuries against President Boluarte, along with Prime Minister Otárola. Dina Boluarte asked for his resignation due to the dissemination of audio leaks in which it appeared that Otárola took advantage of his position to harass women, to whom he offered them jobs in the State. Political career Presidency of Ollanta Humala Minister of Defense (2011–2012) O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliaca Massacre
The Juliaca massacre occurred on January 9, 2023, in the city of Juliaca, located in Peru’s Puno Department, amid widespread protests against President Dina Boluarte's government. The event marked one of the deadliest confrontations during the 2022–2023 Peruvian political protests, which erupted following the ousting and imprisonment of former president Pedro Castillo. Peruvian National Police opened fire on demonstrators, who were primarily from the Aymara and Quechua Indigenous communities, resulting in the deaths of at least 18 civilians, including a medical worker, and injuries to over 100 individuals. Most fatalities were caused by gunshot wounds, with reports indicating the use of military-grade weapons by police, sparking widespread condemnation. The massacre unfolded as part of a broader wave of civil unrest fueled by longstanding grievances in Peru’s marginalized rural regions, where protesters demanded early elections and Castillo’s release. The violence i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayacucho Massacre
The Ayacucho massacre was a massacre * * * * * * * * * * * * * * perpetrated by the Peruvian Army on 15 December 2022 in Ayacucho, Peru during the 2022-2023 Peruvian political protests, 2022–2023 Peruvian protests, occurring one day after President Dina Boluarte, with the support of right-wing parties in Congress of the Republic of Peru, Congress, granted the Peruvian Armed Forces expanded powers and the ability to respond to demonstrations. The clash occurred due to the protesters' attempt to storm Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport, the local airport. On that day, demonstrations took place in Ayacucho and the situation intensified when the military deployed helicopters to fire at protesters, who later tried to take over the city's airport, which was defended by the Peruvian Army and the National Police of Peru. Troops responded by firing live ammunition at protesters, resulting in ten dead and 61 injured. Among the injured, 90% had gunshot wounds, while those kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
