Latest Anti-Government Protests in Peru Leave 17 Dead, Over 60 Injured

Latest Anti-Government Protests in Peru Leave 17 Dead, Over 60 Injured
Demonstrators clash with police during a protest after the Peruvian government announced a nationwide state of emergency following a week of protests sparked by the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 15, 2022. Sebastian Castaneda/Reuters
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Seventeen people have been killed and dozens more injured in Peru amid anti-government protesters’ renewed clashes with security forces in the city of Juliaca.

The protests initially broke out in December following the removal and arrest of former president Pedro Castillo on the grounds of “permanent moral disability” after he attempted to dissolve Congress and rule by decree in an effort to prevent his impeachment over multiple allegations of corruption.
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