15 days ago
News18
Thousands marched through Peru’s capital Thursday in a large anti-government rally punctuated by clashes with police, while the death toll from over a month of violent protests climbed in the country’s southern regions. Some of the Lima protesters, who are demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte and fresh elections, threw stones and bottles at officers in the city center, AFP reporters saw. Ready to ‘give my life’The protesters in Lima are trying to keep up pressure on the government, defying a state of emergency declared to maintain order. ‘Traitor’Earlier this week, Boluarte urged protesters flooding into Lima to gather “peacefully and calmly." But the president warned protesters that “the rule of law cannot be hostage to the whims" of a single group of people.
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