Author: Tanya Wadhwa

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Peruvian security forces massacre 17 protesters in Juliaca, Puno

January 11, 2023 Tanya Wadhwa
On Monday, January 9, Peruvian security forces brutally repressed an anti-government protest in Juliaca, a city in southern Peru’s Puno region, killing at least 17 protesters and leaving at least 68 others severely injured. The […]
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Five killed by police during anti-coup protests in Peru

December 13, 2022 Tanya Wadhwa
Dec. 12 — Since December 7, tens of thousands of Peruvians have been protesting in different parts of the country in rejection of the parliamentary coup that took democratically elected left-wing President Pedro Castillo out of […]
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Haitians protest threat of foreign military intervention in the country

October 12, 2022 Tanya Wadhwa
De-facto leader Ariel Henry’s request for foreign military support to curb gang violence has generated widespread criticism among civil society organizations, political and social leaders, and citizens in general. On Monday October 10, under the […]
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In spite of persecution, Bolivia’s MAS registers candidates for the upcoming elections

February 8, 2020 Tanya Wadhwa
On February 3, the presidential candidate of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), Luis Arce, and his running mate, David Choquehuanca, registered their candidacy at the office of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) for the general […]