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Photos: The deadliest day of anti-government protests in Peru

At least 17 people died Monday in Peru as protesters clashed with security forces in city of Juliaca, Puno region.

Riot police clash with anti-government protesters
Riot police and anti-government protesters in Puno. [Juan Carlos Cisneros/AFP]
Published On 10 Jan 202310 Jan 2023
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At least 17 people have been killed in southeast Peru as protests seeking immediate elections resumed in neglected rural areas of the country still loyal to overthrown President Pedro Castillo.

The clashes occurred in Juliaca near the banks of Lake Titicaca in the Puno region, and left 68 people injured, Henry Rebaza, a Puno health ministry official, told the state-run television channel TV Peru on Monday.

Some of the bodies had bullet wounds, Puno’s regional health director, Ismael Cornejo, told local radio station RPP.

It was the highest death toll since the unrest began in early December when Castillo was removed and arrested following a widely condemned attempt to dissolve Congress and head off his own impeachment.

The office of Peru’s ombudsman has called for police to comply with international standards in using force and for investigations into the deaths while urging protesters to refrain from attacking property or impeding the movement of ambulances.

Castillo’s successor, his former running mate Dina Boluarte, has supported a plan to push up to 2024 presidential and congressional elections originally scheduled for 2026.

She has also expressed support for judicial investigations into whether security forces acted with excessive force against protesters.

But such moves have so far failed to quell the unrest, which after a short respite around the Christmas and New Year’s holidays have resumed with force in some of Peru’s poorest areas, where support for Castillo’s unorthodox rule had been strongest.

With Monday’s casualties, the number of people killed in clashes with security forces climbed to 39. Hundreds more have been treated for injuries.

Riot police clash with anti-government protesters
Demonstrators aim fireworks at security forces near the Juliaca airport, in Juliaca. [Hugo Courotto/Reuters]
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A demonstrator assists an injured man near Juliaca airport. [Hugo Courotto/Reuters]
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People assist an injured protester in Juliaca. [Hugo Courotto/Reuters]
A man hurls an object towards the police during clashes in Juliaca. There are lots of other people around and smoke filling the air.
The violence in Juliaca left 68 people injured, Henry Rebaza, a Puno health ministry official, told state-run TV Peru. [Hugo Courotto/Reuters]
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A wounded demonstrator is ushered into the hospital's emergency room in the highland city of Juliaca. [AFP]
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Security forces are seen near the Juliaca airport. [Hugo Courotto/Reuters]
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Riot police clash with anti-government protesters
Peru's Ombudsman Office, its human rights office, called for police to comply with international standards in using force and for investigations into the deaths while urging protesters to refrain from attacking property or impeding the movement of ambulances. [Hugo Courotto/Reuters]
Riot police clash with anti-government protesters
Protests calling for moving the elections up and for Castillo to be released resumed last week after a holiday lull. [Hugo Courotto/Reuters]
Riot police clash with anti-government protesters
Hundreds of protesters gather at the main plaza in the Andes city of Puno, in southern Peru. [Juan Carlos Cisneros/AFP]


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