In this file photo taken on June 8, 2022, then president of Peru Pedro Castillo speaks at the IV CEO Summit of the Americas on the sidelines of the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California. (PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP) LIMA – The appeals chamber of Peru's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld […]
Police stand guard as a vehicle leaves the residence of Mexico's ambassador, after Peru ordered him to leave the country, in Lima, Peru, Dec 20, 2022. (LIZ TASA / REUTERS) MEXICO CITY/LIMA – Peru declared Mexico's ambassador to Lima "persona non grata" and ordered him to leave the country on Tuesday, Peru's foreign minister announced, […]
Demonstrators stand on an airport tarmac amid violent protests following the ousting and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, in Ayacucho, Peru Dec 15, 2022. (MIGUEL GUTIERREZ CHERO / REUTERS) LIMA – Pressure rose on Peru's fledgling government on Friday as two Cabinet members resigned following deadly protests that have rocked the country since former […]
In this file photo taken on Dec 07, 2021, Peruvian President Pedro Castillo speaks during a massive rally calling for political and economic stability in Juliaca, Puno region, Peru. (CARLOS MAMANI / AFP) LIMA – Peruvian ex-president Pedro Castillo's prison stay was extended by 18 months amid a deepening diplomatic spat with left-leaning countries in […]
Then Peruvian president Pedro Castillo delivers a speech during a meeting with members of the self-defense committees, the so called "peasant patrols" who act as law-and-order enforcers in parts of rural Peru, at the Government Palace in Lima on Aug 10, 2022. (ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP) LIMA – Peru's defense minister announced a nationwide state […]
Supporters of ousted president Pedro Castillo clash with police during a protest in Lima, Peru, Dec 8, 2022. (FERNANDO VERGARA / AP) LIMA – Peru's armed forces will take control of the "protection" of key infrastructure, its defense minister said Tuesday, as protests that have led to at least six deaths continue across the country […]
A supporter of ousted president Pedro Castillo clashes with police during a protest in Lima, Peru, Dec 8, 2022. (FERNANDO VERGARA / AP) LIMA – Peru's former president Pedro Castillo faced a first court hearing on Thursday over his arrest on charges of rebellion and conspiracy, as his successor issued her first pronouncements from the […]
Peru's former vice-president Dina Boluarte acknowledges lawmakers after she was sworn in as president at Congress in Lima, Peru, Dec 7, 2022. (GUADALUPE PARDO / AP) LIMA – Peru's Congress swore in a new president on Wednesday in a day of sweeping political drama that saw the former leader, Pedro Castillo, arrested after his ousting […]
Hand out photo released by the Peruvian Presidency press office of President Pedro Castillo, announcing in a televised statement his decision to "reshuffle" his ministerial cabinet in Lima on Feb 4, 2022. (ALDAIR MEJIA / PERUVIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP) LIMA — Peru opposition legislators on Tuesday presented another impeachment motion against President Pedro Castillo, the […]
Peru's President Pedro Castillo (right) talks with then prime minister Anibal Torres as they attend a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Lima, Peru, Oct 11, 2022. (MARTIN MEJIA / AP) LIMA – Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has accepted the resignation of his prime minister and will reshuffle his Cabinet once again, he said […]
People opposing the government of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo hold a demonstration to demand his resignation in Lima, on Nov 5, 2022. (ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP) LIMA – Thousands of people took to the streets across Peru on Saturday to demand the resignation of embattled President Pedro Castillo, a leftist whose government is under investigation […]
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo delivers a speech during a meeting with members of the self-defense committees, the so called "peasant patrols" who act as law-and-order enforcers in parts of rural Peru, at the Government Palace in Lima on Aug 10, 2022. (ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP) LIMA – The governments of Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador and Bolivia […]