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Foreign universities reject prosecutor’s accusation of promoting "terrorism" in Ayacucho (Spanish) The promoter of the academic event, Professor Anouk Guiné, denied the accusation that the Ayacucho People's Defense Front (FREDEPA) organized and financed the colloquium on the internal armed conflict. "It was an academic and scientific work with a plurality of voices for debate," said Anouk Guiné (photo composition LR)   María Elena Hidalgo The Le Havre Normandie University of France , which, along with other foreign universities, organized a 2022 discussion on the consequences of the internal armed conflict in Huamanga has rejected the accusation of Prosecutor Ketty Garibay Mascco, who stated that the event was a terrorist conclave.   By requesting 18 months of preventive detention for the President of the Ayacucho People's Defense Front (FREDEPA) , Rocío Leandro Melgar; the Vice President Stefany Alanya Chumbes and the Secretary of said organization, Alejand...

Peru's government will prosecute 'online terrorism' with Fujimori era rule that violates freedom of expression (Spanish) Five years ago, Fuerza Popular (Popular Force) , a far-right party led by the person under investigation for alleged money laundering, Keiko Fujimori , promoted an initiative to modify Peru's Criminal Code referring to the crime of apology for terrorism to "end the marches and meetings of the Movadef [Movement for Amnesty and Fundamental Rights]”, but above all to persecute those who carry out 'online terrorism' on social networks. Today this regulatory change, which affects freedom of expression and violates international standards, serves the authoritarian and military regime of Dina Boluarte to persecute Internet users. Jair Sarmiento Recently, the Judiciary issued the first sentence in the country for apology for terrorism on social networks. The reason? A publication on his Facebook account where, according to the Prosecutor's Of...

Why is police violence invisible to many people? by Marco Avilés (Spanish) In a live broadcast, a news cameraman manages to capture the exact moment in which a police officer hits and throws a detained woman to the ground, during the government intervention at San Marcos University. The scene is brutal. But the most amazing thing about the clip is that, while this is happening, while the cameraman or camerawoman is trying to show that episode of violence, the host of the program is more concerned about the fence that everyone saw being knocked down by a police tank. And for this reason, from the set he asks the reporter on the street: Has that fence been knocked down by the police or by students? That small moment, apparently insignificant, contains an essential part of the climate in which we live in Peru. For almost six weeks now, the government's messages (amplified many times by its political allies on social networks and the media) have focused on reinforcing a key association...

Rejection of Boluarte, the State of Emergency and the Social "Terruqueo" Grows (Spanish) Beyond the fact that the Dina Boluarte doll has been one of the most burned in the New Year's celebration, the truth is that in January numerous social, labor, and political organizations are preparing to continue the fight against the civic-military regime that Dina presides over. "Baleaarte" (in popular slang). Servindi, January 1, 2022 - Numerous labor, social and political organizations reject the civic-military dictatorship headed by Dina Boluarte and the state of emergency that has caused the crime of 28 Peruvians, in a context of militarization and social "terruqueo." Such is the case of the Movement for Popular Unity, a front that brings together various groups, union leaders and citizens, which issued a statement on December 30 , with many supporters. They reject the agreement adopted by the Congress of the Republic to stay with Dina Boluarte until April 2...

“We are on the way to authoritarianism. There are no deaths, there are murders" Servindi December 20, 2022 - The National Human Rights Coordinator, organizations and social groups all denounced the violations of human rights in social protests. They demand the lifting of militarism, investigations, punishment and not one more death. They also announced the visit of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to the country. The press conference began with a minute of silence in memory of the families of the victims and for those who are no longer there. Jennie Dador, executive secretary of the National Human Rights Coordinator (CNDDHH), pointed out that, in the face of the crisis being experienced, the IACHR will visit the country. In addition, she warned that they are not willing to put up with one more death. “Militarization and the discourse of 'terruqueo'* must be lifted because it is not the appropriate response from the State. Currently, 147 detainees have ...