DINA BOLUARTE

Protest in Peru aimed at removing the president has become a rebellion of the Indigenous and poor, pushing for broad political, economic and social changes.

A group of House Democrats is urging the Biden administration to suspend all U.S. security assistance to Peru.

When police fire tear gas at protesters demanding the resignation of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, most run away

When police fire tear gas at protesters demanding the resignation of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, most run away.

Traffic accidents are common along Peru's narrow roadways and steep cliffs.

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has called on Congress to approve a proposal to move elections forward to late this year, a marked concession for the leader who has been facing daily protests that have left almost 60 people dead

The town that relies on the tourist site has declared a “total strike.”

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Peru’s capital and were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets amid clashes with security forces just hours after President Dina Boluarte called for a “truce” in almost two months of protests

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Peru’s capital and were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets amid clashes with security forces just hours after President Dina Boluarte called for a “truce” in almost two months of protests.

In less than two months, more than 50 people have died in Peru, largely protesters at the hands of police officers.

Peru has indefinitely shut its iconic tourist site Machu Picchu in the latest sign that anti-government protests are increasingly engulfing the South American country.

Supporters of Peru's former president demand the dissolution of Congress and immediate elections as clashes between protesters and police turn deadly.

Thousands of protesters poured into Peru’s capital Thursday, clashing with police amid tear gas and smoke and demanding the ouster of President Dina Boluarte

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Peru’s capital and are being met with volleys of tear gas for the second straight day, as demonstrators made clear they will keep up their mobilizations to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.

Thousands of Peruvians descended on the capital Thursday to pour out their anger at the government after the deaths of at least 53 people in recent protests.

People are pouring into Peru's capital for a protest against President Dina Boluarte.

The protests are against President Dina Boluarte and in support of predecessor Pedro Castillo, whose ouster last month cast the nation into political chaos. At least 53 people have died.

People are pouring into Peru’s capital, many from remote Andean regions, for a protest against President Dina Boluarte and in support of her predecessor, whose ouster last month launched weeks of deadly unrest and cast the nation into political chaos

Police have fired tear gas to try to subdue thousands of protesters who poured into the Peruvian capital, many from remote Andean regions, calling for the ouster of President Dina Boluarte and the return to power of her predecessor, whose removal last month launched deadly unrest and cast the nation into political chaos.

Protesters have set fire to the police station and judicial office in the Peruvian town of Macusani after two people were killed and another seriously injured by gunfire amid antigovernment protests

Protesters have set fire to the police station and judicial office in the Peruvian town of Macusani after two people were killed and another seriously injured by gunfire amid antigovernment protests.

The lengthened state of emergency in four regions comes as President Dina Boluarte refuses calls to resign amid the deaths of at least 47 protesters.

A 16-year-old shot during a protest in the southern Peruvian region of Puno has died, bringing the death toll to 49 in more than a month of unrest following the ouster of President Pedro Castillo

Clashes between police and protesters in Puno this week were the deadliest in a month of bloodletting. Critics accuse security forces of using excessive force.

Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's government that have left dozens of people dead since they began a month ago spread through the south of the Andean country.

The unrest began in early December following the arrest of ousted former President Pedro Castillo.

Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s government that have left 47 people dead since they began a month ago are spreading through the south of the Andean country with new clashes reported in the tourist city of Cusco

Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s government that have left 48 people dead since they began a month ago are spreading through the south of the Andean country with new clashes reported in the tourist city of Cusco.

Hundreds of people poured into the streets of a rural hamlet in Peru’s Andean highlands on Saturday to pay their final respects to a 23-year-old student killed in clashes with the army a day earlier.

Protesters are demanding Castillo’s freedom, Boluarte’s resignation, and the immediate scheduling of elections to pick a new president.

Peru's government nears collapse as protesters angry over the president's ouster face off against police and the military.

It might be the world’s shortest political honeymoon

It might be the world’s shortest political honeymoon.

The judge's decision came a day after the government declared a police state as it struggles to calm the violence in impoverished Andean regions that were the base of support for Castillo.

A judge in Peru is deciding whether ousted President Pedro Castillo will remain in custody while authorities build their rebellion case against him with a positive ruling expected to ignite further protests

A Peruvian judge has ordered ousted President Pedro Castillo to remain in custody for 18 months, approving a request from authorities for time to build their rebellion case against him.

Seven protesters, all teenagers, are reported to have died and 15 police injured in fierce clashes mainly in poverty-wracked regions that voted for Castillo.

Peru’s ousted President Pedro Castillo says he is being “unjustly and arbitrarly detained” and thanked his supporters for their “effort and fight” since he was taken into custody last week

The anger of Peruvians against their government is nowhere more visible than in a remote rural Andean community where the poor have struggled for years.

While democratic elections are held regularly in Peru, critics say that the results often have more to do with settling scores and politicians getting rich than installing effective governments.

Peru’s newest president has sworn in her Cabinet and asked each member to pledge not to be corrupt while in office

Peru’s newest president has sworn in her Cabinet and asked each member to pledge not to be corrupt while in office.

Peru’s first female president appeared in a military ceremony on national television on Friday in her first official event as head of state, an attempt to cement her power and buck the national trend of early presidential departures.

After years of official corruption and chaos, half of Peruvians no longer "support" democracy.

Lawmakers voted 101-6 to remove President Pedro Castillo from office after he tried to dissolve the legislature to prevent an impeachment vote.

The president of Peru was ousted by Congress and arrested on a charge of rebellion Wednesday after he sought to dissolve the legislative body and take unilateral control of the government, triggering a grave constitutional crisis.