Peru
Three workers killed in Peru mining protests
By Armando Cruz, Luis Arce, March 29, 2012
On March 15, three workers were shot dead in protests against Peruvian government decrees penalizing those involved in “informal mining.”
Fire kills 29 at rehab center in Lima, Peru
By Luis Arce, February 25, 2012
Twenty-nine people died as the result of a fire that ripped through the “Christ is Love” rehabilitation center located in one of the poorest districts of Lima on January 28.
Thousands march in Peru against US-backed mining project
By Armando Cruz, February 22, 2012
On Friday, February 10, thousands of Peruvians participated in the “Gran Marcha Nacional por el Agua,” or “Grand March for Water,” in downtown Lima.
Peruvian crisis shifts Humala government to the right
By Luis Arce, December 15, 2011
A week after its declaration of a state of emergency in Cajamarca, the replacement of Peru’s prime minister by a retired army officer signals a sharp turn to the right by President Humala’s government.
Humala packs Peruvian cabinet with pro-business figures
By Luis Arce, Armando Cruz, August 16, 2011
Ollanta Humala, who won the Peruvian election on the basis of appeals to nationalism and resentment over social inequality, has filled key posts in his cabinet with representatives of the ruling elite.
Latin stock markets hit hardest by US credit downgrade
By Luis Arce, August 12, 2011
Latin America’s financial markets suffered the most severe losses of any in the world in the “Black Monday” global sell-off that followed the downgrading of US debt.
Peru’s president-elect Humala bows to bankers
By Luis Arce, June 11, 2011
Following his victory at the polls last Sunday, Peru’s president-elect has made it his first priority to reassure capitalist investors, foreign and national, that they have nothing to fear.
Humala beats Fujimori in Peru’s presidential vote
By Luis Arce, June 7, 2011
With nearly 90 percent of the vote counted in the presidential election held in Peru Sunday, the ex-army officer Ollanta Humala emerged as the clear winner.
Aymara protesters seize Peruvian city of Puno
By Luis Arce, June 4, 2011
A week before Peruvians go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, nearly 20,000 members of the Aymara native ethnic group occupied the city of Puno.
Peru elections pit Humala against Fujimori in second round
By Luis Arce, April 13, 2011
The nationalist candidate of Gana Peru (Peru Wins), former army officer Ollanta Humala, won the first round of the presidential election in Peru.
Nationalist candidate Humala rises in Peru election polls
By Luis Arce, April 2, 2011
The meteoric rise of Ollanta Humala to first place in the polls two weeks before Peruvians elect a new president has taken the media and the country’s ruling elite by surprise.
WikiLeaks cables expose Peruvian politicians’ subservience to Washington
By Luis Arce, March 2, 2011
Two weeks ago, El Comercio, Peru’s most influential newspaper, began publishing secret cables from the US embassy in Lima released by of WikiLeaks. What has been released so far reveals the degree of submission and dependency on US imperialism by all the major political parties of the Peruvian bourgeoisie.
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