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Peru's Armed Forces Caused 167 Deaths During Protests Between 2003 and 2020 (Spanish) Deadly balance. This was reported by the lawyer of the National Human Rights Coordinator (CN.DD.HH.), Mar Pérez, who warned about the high rate of impunity in these murders. No one has been sanctioned for these acts of blood. Pamela Palacios, La República The repression by the Armed Forces and the Peruvian National Police has so far caused twenty-five deaths throughout the country, according to information from the National Human Rights Coordinator (CNDDHH). This, after the protests of the citizens who, after the failed coup d'état that Pedro Castillo tried to carry out, generated a social upheaval. The regions where the deceased come from are Apurímac, Arequipa, La Libertad, Cusco, Ayacucho, and Junín. “The murders in protests are not a new fact in Peru. From 2003 to 2020, there were 167 deaths at the hands of the armed forces. The most serious situations occurred when the Army intervened. Th...

  Cusco: Army and Police Recover TGP Plant in Kepashiato (Spanish) Evicted. The natural gas plant located in the province of La Convención, Cusco, was occupied by 127 residents for 12 days. The usurpers put up resistance, but in the end, they were withdrawn from the place with a balance of two wounded, none by bullets. Deysi Pari, Elizabeth Prado At 5:14 am on Christmas Sunday, a contingent from the Vraem Special Command, the Army and the National Police entered the gas plant located in Kepashiato , province of La Convención, Cusco, to evict 127 residents who were occupying said headquarters demanding the closure of Congress. "Support is requested from the brothers of Kiteni and Ivochote, they are holding our comrade's hostage (...) Join us, comrades in the emergency!", one of the residents was heard saying. Before intervening, the security forces asked the protesters to leave the area and not force them to use force. However, the occupants resisted, which caused a balanc...

Retirement of general who led counter-terrorist operation in the Valley of the Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro rivers (Vraem) revoked (Spanish) Space gained. The head of CEVRAEM, Major General Miguel Gonzales Bojórquez, will take the place left by resigned Major General Walter Córdova Alemán. Ángel Páez  The resignation of the general commander of the Army, Major General Walter Córdova Alemán, who accepted President Dina Boluarte on December 19, left a vacancy for a divisionary that the armed institute must necessarily complete. To cover the space, former Defense Minister Alberto Otárola revoked the retirement pass for renewal of cadres of Major General EP Miguel Gonzales Bojórquez, according to La Republica sources. The new head of Defense, Jorge Chávez Cresta, processed the disposition of Otárola, who has assumed as president of the Council of Ministers. On November 11, the Army announced the retirement of EP Major Generals Miguel Gonzales Bojórquez and Juan Cevallos de Bar...