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Hundreds of demonstrators marching against Dina Boluarte, the president of Peru, clashed with police on Saturday 22 July in Lima. The march passed peacefully until the protesters reached San Martin Square, where police tried to block them from entering. A number of Indigenous women who managed to climb the San Martin monument were removed by police, with footage appearing to show one person pushed to the floor. Demonstrators want the resignation of Mr Boluarte, who took power when president Pedro Castillo tried to shut down Congress last year.
Argentine teachers’ union, CETERA has called a one day protest over police repression while cargo handlers at LaGuardia, Dulles and Logan International Airport staged one-day walkouts over conditions.
Citizens of Lima and various Peruvian regions on Tuesday afternoon left from Plaza Dos de Mayo (May 2nd Square) and tour various streets in Downtown Lima −as part of a large march through the capital city.