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Indigenous peoples approve new trip to Lima to demand resignation of President Dina Boluarte (Spanish) The communities will send a large number of citizens based upon the population of the district or populated center (photo Pachamama Radio) Each message that arrives from Lima aggravates the native population, belittles, and ignores the Quechuas and Aymaras, considering that we continue to be a minority group, said Rubén Apaza Añamuro, a representative of the Council of Native Authorities Mallkus, Jilaq'atas and Mamat'allas of Puno region. Apaza Añamuro indicated that these Indigenous peoples are the ones that are currently leading the defense of the country and they have come out to make their protest voice heard, something that was not seen before. "The original peoples had no participation in political issues, now despite this, the President does not take into account the claims of the citizenry, that is why from this front we demand their resignation," he said. Th...

From a secret safehouse, Peru’s Indigenous revolt advances (full article) Joshua Goodman LIMA, Peru (AP) — In an industrial corridor of Peru’s capital, a dingy stairwell leads to a second-floor safehouse. Dozens of Quechua and Aymara activists lie on mattresses strewn on the floor, resting up for more anti-government demonstrations as volunteers cook a breakfast of donated rice, pasta and vegetables. Among the makeshift refuge’s occupants is Marcelo Fonseca. The 46-year-old watched as a a friend was shot and killed in December as they battled security forces in the southern city of Juliaca. Within hours, Fonseca joined a caravan of demonstrators that descended on the capital, Lima, to demand the resignation of interim President Dina Boluarte. “Our Andean blood burns when we become furious,” Fonseca, whose native language is Quechua, said in a halting Spanish. ”It runs faster. That’s what brings us here.” Two months into Peru’s angry insurrection, emotions have hardened. While the unres...

Juliaca: Quechua and Aymara groups arrive in Puno to protest against the government of Dina Boluarte (Spanish) Aymara and Quechua residents arrived at the main points of the city of Puno to reinforce the protests. Quechuas and Aymaras arrived in Puno to protest against the government of Dina Boluarte.  Photo: Carlos Fernandez. The southern zone of the country, one of the most active in the demonstrations against the government of Dina Boluarte and the Congress of the Republic, is not giving room for a truce. Today, January 9, hundreds of indigenous residents of Aymara and Quechua origin gathered in two main points of the city, the Plaza de Puno and Juliaca. Due to the arrival of hundreds of Aymara residents, who also left early this Monday, agents of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) placed a barrier made of sandbags at the door of the main police station. One of the officers declared that this measure was preventive, and that the police only sought to keep the peace. o Polic...

National Strike: four deaths reported from clashes in Juliaca, Puno (Spanish) Updated 4:34 p.m. Protests intensify in the southern part of the country with clashes and road seizures in regions such as Cusco, Arequipa, Ica, and Puno. Follow here for minute by minute news from Monday, January 9, 2023. Winny Moya 16:17 - 9/1/2023 Puno: death toll rises to four after clashes with National Police. After confrontations with the Peruvian National Police (PNP), the death toll rose in the city of Juliaca, Puno to four persons. They lost their lives during social demonstrations against Congress and the President Dina Boularte. According to local media, three bodies were taken to the morgue of the Carlos Monge Medrano Hospital. This is in addition to the death of Gabriel Omar Lopez Amanqui, a man who arrived lifeless at the La Revolución post in Juliaca. Photo: Capture La Dean Radio-Juliaca 15:23 - 9/1/2023 National Strike: they confirm the first death in Juliaca during the demonstrations Pro...