First published at 16:35 UTC on May 19th, 2022.
5/19/2022 While strikes by miners continue in rural Peru, protests expanded to include thousands of teachers and as many as 14,000 doctors, who demonstrated in Lima, Peru, yesterday. Although these protests were mostly peaceful, travellers are remin…
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5/19/2022 While strikes by miners continue in rural Peru, protests expanded to include thousands of teachers and as many as 14,000 doctors, who demonstrated in Lima, Peru, yesterday. Although these protests were mostly peaceful, travellers are reminded to always exercise caution and avoid all public and political demonstrations since they may become violent without prior notice.
Peru’s embattled president Pedro Castillo has banned residents of the capital, Lima, from leaving their homes in an attempt to quell nationwide protests over soaring fuel and fertiliser prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In a televised address just before midnight on Monday, Castillo announced a curfew from 2am until 11.59pm on Tuesday, claiming the measure would “protect the fundamental rights of all people”.
Castillo said the curfew was a response to “violent acts certain groups have created by blocking free transit” on roads in and out of the capital, where about a third of Peru’s 33 million citizens live.
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