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Protests in Puno: number of civilians killed in clashes in Juliaca rises to eighteen (Spanish) Thousands of citizens of Juliaca attend massive funerals and burials taking place today. Meanwhile, leaders announced that the National Strike will continue in the Altiplano Region. Protests in Puno were temporarily halted due to funerals in Juliaca. Photo: composition Gershon Cardoso, Liubomir Fernandez-URPI, Rodrigo Talavera - The Republic Claudia Beltran 15:23 - 12/1/2023 Governor of Puno: Only the resignation of Dina Boluarte will appease the protests In an interview offered by the Regional Governor of Puno, Richard Hannco, the authority asserted that the resignation of Dina Boluarte as president would be the most appropriate decision, however, he said, that this would only be a step out of the political crisis. "The only way out that I see is the departure of Dina Boluarte (...) (Her resignation from her) would calm things down," he asserted.  "Human life cannot be below d...

Regions show solidarity with victims of the massacre in Puno (Spanish) Cusco and Cajamarca declared a period of regional mourning, while mobilizations were registered in Ayacucho and Huancavelica. In Lima, a new sit-in were announced for January 10. Servindi, January 10, 2023.- Various regions of Peru expressed solidarity with the victims left behind by police repression in the demonstrations on January 9, in the city of Juliaca, Puno region. Cusco and Cajamarca declared a regional duel, while mobilizations were registered in Ayacucho and Huancavelica. In Lima, a new sit-in is announced for tonight. They Mourn Solidarity from Cusco came through a declaration of regional mourning issued by the Regional Government on the night of January 9, after learning of the deaths of seventeen civilians in the protests in Puno. "We declare January 10 as the Cusco Regional Mourning Day for the people of Puno to lay the firm foundation that authoritarianism and repression are at odds with our law...