Tag: Peru

• Monday, November 29th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Scores of Peruvians demonstrate against President Castillo and call for his removal from office

  

  Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been under heavy criticism over the past few days as people are still trying to understand who the head of state's allies is.

• Saturday, November 27th 2021 - 21:48 UTC

  Peruvian lawmakers want Castillo impeached

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been served with a notification that a vacancy motion had been filed against him. The constitutional procedure requires “at least 40%” of the votes – 52 being the “magic number.”

• Thursday, November 25th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Peru's President not a stalwart of freedom of the press, Human Rights Watch claims

  

  The Washington DC-based Human Rights Watch organization Wednesday said Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones undermined freedom of expression after the head of state threatened to withdraw all state advertising from media outlets.

• Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  Peru's President picks new Secretary of Government

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has appointed Carlos Jaico as Secretary of the Government Palace to replace Bruno Pacheco, who was forced to resign amid a series of corruption scandals for which he is now under investigation.

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 09:04 UTC

  Peru's Congressional Committee declares Evo persona non grata

  

  A Committee within Peru's Congress Monday agreed to declare former Bolivian President Evo Morales a persona non grata for meddling with internal politics, it was announced.

• Friday, November 19th 2021 - 18:31 UTC

  Peru: President's Secretary resigns amid corruption scandal

  

  Peru's Presidential Secretary Bruno Pacheco has turned in his resignation claiming his decision was motivated “to avoid a smear campaign” against the head of state.

• Friday, November 19th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Peru: Former Alberto Fujimori adviser sentenced to 17 years in prison

  

  Former Peruvian Intelligence Chief Vladimiro Montesinos under President Alberto Fujimori has been sentenced to 17 years in jail for the kidnapping of journalist Gustavo Gorriti in April 1992, a Lima Court ruled Thursday.

• Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Peru extends vaccination mandates for indoor spaces and domestic travel

  

  The Government of Peru has decided people over 18 years of age who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will be banned from closed public places as of Monday. The measures include shopping malls, restaurants and banks.

• Thursday, November 11th 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  Castillo wants to sell Peru's presidential airplane

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones Wednesday announced he would put the presidential aeroplane up for sale in a move towards financial austerity.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Peru: Alberto Fujimori hospitalized for tests, his wife in a coma

  

  Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been taken to a Lima clinic to undergo urgent tests, as his health seems to be deteriorating, according to his daughter and former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori.