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New protests in downtown Lima leave at least 26 detained and 5 hospitalized Daniel Stewart The streets of Lima, Peru, have once again hosted protests against the government of Dina Boluarte on Saturday night and have so far left twenty-six people arrested, including a minor, and five people injured and hospitalized. A total of twenty-six people were arrested while twenty-four others were injured after police clashes with the use of pellets, according to the newspaper 'La Republica'. For its part, the Peruvian Ombudsman's Office has confirmed the admission of five people to hospitals, among them a police officer. The demonstrations began around 15:00 (local time) at Plaza 2 de Mayo and moved towards Alfonso Ugarte Avenue, heading towards Plaza Bolognesi. As reported by the Peruvian news agency Andina, several groups of demonstrators converged in the area between Lampa Street and Parque Universitario, where the police prevented them from passing to Abanacay Avenue. The author...

Juliaca: PNP helicopters were shooting gas from the sky (Spanish) Juliaca. Aggression and destruction! On the fourth day of the indefinite strike, protesters and the Peruvian National Police clashed again outside the Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL). This time the police helicopters flew over the skies of Julia and fired tear gas to control the strikers. CONFRONTATION The second day of confrontation with the Police was more violent than the previous one since the battlefield reached the bypass of the exit to Cusco; civilians and police clashed on the bridge. And, because of the hours of confrontation, until the closing of this edition, a total of twenty-eight injuries between policemen and civilians were registered. 15 CIVILIANS INJURED Alex Dueñas R. (30), Sergio Catacora M. (41), Rolando Mamani V. (32), Antonio Mamani A. (31), Markelin Maldonado Q. (29), Victor Abel Puma R. (28), Mario Gonzales C. (29), Pedro Quispe M. (33), Antonio Apaza R. (53), Luis Alberto Pari C. (29...

Peru: Ministry of Health reports 67 hospitalized after protest injuries (Spanish) The Superintendent of Land Transportation of People, Cargo, and Merchandise (SUTRAN) reports as of noon on Sunday, traffic remains blocked at sixty points on highways in six regions of the country: Puno, Cusco, Apurímac, Madre de Dios, Ica, and Amazonas. Protest demonstrations in recent days in Peru have caused injuries to sixty-seven people, who are hospitalized in the regions of Puno, Arequipa, Lima, and Apurímac, while the blockades remain in sixty points located in six regions of the country, according to the official reports from the Ministry of Health (MINSA) and SUTRAN this Sunday. MINSA reported that, because of the demonstrations against the government of Dina Boluarte, there are sixty-seven hospitalizations, the majority (sixty-two) in the Puno region in the city of Juliaca where on Friday and Saturday demonstrations and the attempt to take over the airport were concentrated. Other hospitalized ...

Puno: in the last 48 hours at least 31 injured in clashes between police and protesters (Spanish) In addition, a photojournalist from Agencia EFE was injured while documenting the demonstrations in Juliaca. Clashes between protesters demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte and police in Juliaca. Source: EFE The San Román Health Network reported they have been treating fifteen injured at the Carlos Monge Medrano Hospital due to the clashes that occurred this Saturday between protesters and police officers in Juliaca, Puno region. In a statement, the Network stated that the age of the injured ranges between 19 and 66 years. Three of them have gunshot wounds. "The staff of the 47 health establishments and the Carlos Monge Medrano Hospital in Juliaca are on high alert to provide timely care to the population" said the statement. Yesterday evening, San Román also reported sixteen injuries (four police officers and twelve civilians) because of the demonstrations in the...