Protests in Peru: deaths reported in Puno and La Libertad (Spanish)
19:31 - 18/1/2023
Ministry of Health places hospitals on 'Red Alert' for tomorrow's national March of the "Cuatro Suyos."
18:29 - 18/1/2023
Puno: confirm first death during clashes in Macusani
This afternoon, January 18, the first fatality was confirmed during the clashes in Macusani, Puno.
To date, the Ombudsman's Office has registered a total of fifty deceased in Peru's ongoing protests: including minors, non-protestors and one member of the Peruvian National Police (PNP).
18:16 - 18/1/2023
Protesters block Salaverry Avenue
A group of protesters is already at the intersection of Salaverry Avenues and 28 de Julio near the center of Lima. They have made a human cordon preventing the passage of vehicles in one of the ovals of the sector. The PNP is trying to disperse them.
17:58 - 18/1/2023
Lima: protesters leave the UNMSM for Miraflores
Protesters who arrived from various provinces and students from the UNMSM are already leaving for the Miraflores district.
17:55 - 18/1/2023
Environmental activists join the March of the 'Cuatro Suyos' on January 19th
As the hours go by, more unions join the demonstrations scheduled for this Thursday the 19th. Environmental activists will also participate in this national march. "Without social justice, there is no environmental justice," and "We called for ourselves in rejection of the brutality of the government," reads a publication of the Climate Justice Block.
17:22 - 18/1/2023
UNMSM graduates will join the national march called for this January 19
The front of graduates of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) has announced that they will join the demonstrations of the national march called for this Thursday, January 19 in Lima.
According to the information, this front will meet on Thursday starting at 4 am in Plaza Dos de Mayo, in Cercado de Lima.
17:19 - 18/1/2023
Regional leaders speak out on the National March on January 19.
Regional leaders who arrived in the capital gave a press conference one day before the march called the 'Taking of Lima' and March of the Cuatro Suyos.
16:39 - 18/1/2023
Cusco: hundreds of people gather in Espinar square to bid farewell to the delegation that will travel to Lima.
"Just as they are traveling, they have to come back." More than a hundred residents of Espinar have gathered in the main square to say goodbye to their family and friends who are leaving for Lima this Wednesday to participate in the National March demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.
Video: Vidal Merma.
16:23 - 18/1/2023
UNI will receive students from regions who arrive in Lima to participate in the demonstrations.
The University Council of the National Engineering University (UNI) agreed to host within the institution student representatives from other regions of the country who have come to the capital to participate in the demonstrations on Thursday, January 19.
According to a spokesperson for the Association of Centers of the National Engineering University (ACUNI), so far there are forty-one students from the National University of San Antonio Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC) and more young people are expected to arrive from Puno and Ayacucho. in the next few hours.
16:19 - 18/1/2023
Piura: Ronderos arrive tomorrow, Thursday 19, in Piura to mobilize in support of those who protest in Lima.
A group of Ronderos from the provinces of Ayabaca and Huancabamba will arrive tomorrow, Thursday, January 19, in the city of Piura to protest in support of the citizens who are mobilizing in the capital.
Likewise, the leader called for the departure of the President and the closure of Congress. "We demand that Mrs. Dina Boluarte resign from office and new general elections be held because we do not feel represented by this lady."
16:01 - 18/1/2023
Cusco: criminal complaint made against a young woman for racist taunts against protesters.
Alejandra Urbina was denounced before the Public Ministry of Cusco for using racist and discriminatory phrases against protesters in Cusco during the March for Peace. She filmed herself making the taunts and posted it to Tik Tok. After charges were filed, she posted an apology.
15:24 - 18/1/2023
Deaths in Peru: what is known about the two deaths in La Libertad?
This Wednesday, January 18, two people died in La Libertad. The first, a 51-year-old woman, who was a passenger on a bus that had been stranded on the Panamericana Norte for two days when she had a cardiorespiratory arrest and could not be evacuated in time. The second is a 28-week premature infant. Her mother was on her way to the Virú post but they did not give her a pass and her son died.
14:35 - 18/1/2023
First-aid brigade made up of students from Puno travels to the capital.
On Tuesday, January 17, hundreds of residents gathered in the Plaza de Armas in Juliaca and went to Lima, together with a rescue brigade made up of university students from the region, who will help protesters in the capital.
13:55 - 18/1/2023
La Libertad: heavy-duty vehicles and buses are stranded on the North Pan-American Highway.
In the province of Virú, La Libertad Region, dozens of heavy-duty and inter-provincial transport vehicles are stranded on the Panamericana Norte, because protesters took part of the highway to demand that their voice be heard by President Dina Boluarte.
Passengers decided to get off the units to walk long stretches and reach their destinations.
13:36 - 18/1/2023
Chimbote: bus companies suspend ticket sales to the north.
Around 50 interprovincial transport companies from Chimbote suspended the sale of tickets to the north of Peru due to roadblocks due to the National Strike. Faced with this situation, informal transports are taking passengers heading to Trujillo, for eighty soles; however, the route they would take is dangerous, since they intend to pass through the agricultural area of Chao, Virú.
11:55 - 18/1/2023
March to Lima: donations for protesters arrive in San Marcos
Students and demonstrators from the province are at the San Marcos facilities in protest. For this reason, various groups send their donations of water and food for this group.
11:48 - 18/1/2023
Arequipa: which unions will participate in the National March of January 19?
The National March scheduled for Thursday, January 19, will be followed by the following unions in Arequipa:
- Federation of Workers of Arequipa (FDTA);
- Workers of the Municipality of Arequipa;
- Merchants of the Andrés Avelino Cáceres Market;
- Democratic Front; and the
- Collective for Peace.
11:17 - 18/1/2023
National Strike: protesters block the only entrance to Huaraz from Lima.
Áncash joined the national strike this Wednesday, January 18, with the road blockade. At this time, the passage was interrupted in the Cátac district, the only access from Lima to Huaraz.
09:54 - 18/1/2023
SUTEP will join the National March on January 19
General Secretary of the Unitary Union of Workers in Education of Peru (SUTEP) Lucio Castro informed La República that the teachers are joining the national march scheduled for this January 19. President Pedro Castillo is a former General Secretary of the teacher's union.
09:08 - 18/1/2023
Hundreds of buses are stranded in the province of Virú after blockade.
Protesters blocked the Panamericana Norte highway, in the province of Virú, after a series of clashes with the PNP.
Photo: Radio Ke Buena
05:02 - 18/1/2023
Puno: 7,000 Aymara left for Lima to demand the resignation of Dina Boluarte.
Thousands of indigenous Peruvians gathered in various parts of the city of Puno to say goodbye to friends and family, amid tears and persistent recommendations to take care of each other. They were given food so that they could resist the necessary time in the capital to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte. As they passed through several towns located on the Pan-American Highway from south to north, protestors received all kinds of support from various organizations. They were given all kinds of food including cookies, water, bread, fruit, soda, tuna, coke, and even monetary contributions.
Photo: AF
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