Category: Peru
February 23, 2015 > Staff
Espionage Allegations Threaten Relations Between Peru and Chile
Top Story — The diplomatic crisis between Peru and Chile over a suspected spying plot intensified over the weekend as Peruvian President Ollanta Humala sent a strongly worded letter to […] Read More >
February 13, 2015 > Staff
Argentine Oil Firm Halts Work in Area of Peru
Top Story — An Argentine oil company announced on Wednesday that it will cease operations in an area of the Peruvian Amazon after reportedly being asked to leave the area […] Read More >
December 1, 2014 > Dusty Christensen
On the Eve of U.N. Climate Summit in Lima, Concerns Over Climate Change in Latin America
U.N. negotiators will meet this week in Lima, Peru, to begin the latest round of talks aimed at stopping climate change, and diplomats are expressing increasing optimism that a legally […] Read More >
November 18, 2014 > Staff
Report Highlights Activist Murders in Peru Ahead of Lima Climate Talks
Top Story — Just two weeks before the U.N. Climate Change Conference begins in Lima, Peru, nonprofit Global Witness has released a widely publicized report naming the country the fourth […] Read More >
September 22, 2014 > Camila Osorio and Alex Hall
Latin Americans March In NYC Against Climate Change
NEW YORK — The People’s Climate March drew more than 300,000 people to Manhattan on Sunday to demand world leaders to take action on climate change. Demonstrators came from all over […] Read More >
September 22, 2014 > Staff
Peru Announces New Anti-Logging Efforts After Activists Killed
Top Story – Peru’s government has formed a commission to stop illegal logging on the Peru-Brazil border following the killings of four indigenous leaders of the Ashaninka community in early September, […] Read More >
October 2, 2012 > Carolina Ramirez
Alberto Fujimori Paintings To Be Confiscated To Pay Debt To Peru
Former President and dictator of Peru Alberto Fujimori may have to give up the paintings he produced while in prison, according to a report by Peruvian daily El Comercio. Peru’s […] Read More >
July 24, 2012 > Staff
Peru: Court Reduces Grupo Colina Death Squad Sentences
Top Story — After Peru’s Supreme Court reduced the sentences of members of the Grupo Colina death squad, critics on Monday raised the possibility that former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori […] Read More >
July 6, 2012 > Staff
Death Toll Rises In Peru Mining Protests
Top Story— The state of emergency in Peru’s Cajamarca province continued Wednesday after another civilian was killed in protests over the $4.8 billion Conga mining project. On Tuesday, Peruvian Justice […] Read More >
June 20, 2012 > Staff
Peru Says Pregnant Women Could Face Jail Time For Protesting
Top Story — The Peruvian government on Tuesday threatened to arrest pregnant women participating in a protest march against the U.S.-based Newmont’s $4.8 billion Conga mining project, based on a claim […] Read More >