Armed robbery, extortion and kidnapping. Faced with increasing crime, Dina Boluarte s government has declared a state of emergency in three districts and deployed hundreds of soldiers to back up the police.
A letter from 15 congresspeople to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, to which EL PAÍS has had exclusive access, expresses ‘serious concerns about growing threats to human rights, democracy and rule of law’
Update 1: Adds details, complete rewrite including new headline, lede Lima, Jan 20 (EFE).- Anti-government protests in Lima on Friday led to new clashes with security forces and “serious damage” to the infrastructure in the historic center of the Peruvian capital, officials said. The protests brought together thousands of people for the second consecutive day, …