Peru
Mine Workers in Peru Protest Over Covid-19 Infections
Faced with the inaction of the Ministry of Labor, mine workers in Peru staged a massive protest on Tuesday demanding that Anglo American mining company cover quarantine expenses for those infected with Covid-19 caused in the mining camps.
La Izquierda Diario Perú
January 19, 2022Who Was Abimael Guzmán, the Founder of the Shining Path Party in Peru?
On September 11, the founder and messianic leader of the Maoist party Shining Path died in prison at the age of 86. Guzmán’s group carried out a guerrilla war against the Peruvian state in the 1980s and 1990s. What was Shining Path’s strategy, and how did it impact the Peruvian Left?
José Rojas
September 25, 2021Mariátegui: Marxism, Anti-imperialism, and Socialism
The political crisis in Peru has led to a renewed interest in José Carlos Mariátegui, Latin America’s greatest Marxist.
Juan Dal Maso
July 25, 2021Polarization and Crisis in Peru
Castillo’s victory marks the beginning of a new and still unpredictable period, in which the struggle between change and continuity will undoubtedly play an important role.
Cecilia Quiroz
June 17, 2021Top Advisor Says Peru’s New Administration Will “Respect” Capitalist Relations
Pedro Castillo, on the verge of being declared the winner of Peru’s presidential election, has been described as a “Marxist.” But one of his top economic advisors says a government would “maintain the market economy” and “pay the nation’s debts” to foreign financial institutions.
Cecilia Quiroz
June 12, 2021Castillo Wins Narrow Victory in Peruvian Elections
With 99.8 percent of the votes counted, Pedro Castillo, the teacher from Cajamarca, is ahead by almost 71,000 votes and looks poised to narrowly win the Peruvian elections.
La Izquierda Diario Perú
June 9, 2021Farmworkers’ Strike Forces Peruvian Congress to Repeal Agrarian Law
After five days of strikes and roadblocks, rural workers in Peru pressured Congress to repeal the Agrarian Promotion Law, which allowed agribusinesses to deny workers benefits and granted them tax cuts and other privileges.
José Rojas
December 9, 2020Peru’s Government Crumbles after Nationwide Protests and Brutal Repression
On the sixth day of national protests against the interim Peruvian government of Manuel Merino, installed after Congress ousted the sitting president in an impeachment, the National Police brutally repressed protesters in Lima, killing two. The news first led to Merino's cabinet being dissolved, and then yesterday the acting president resigned.
La Izquierda Diario Argentina
November 16, 2020Protests Against New Government Continue in Peru
Friday marked yet another day of demonstrations in Peru against the newly appointed government of Manuel Merino, which is beginning to lose much of the parliamentary support that put it in office after voting to oust Martin Vizcarra.
La Izquierda Diario Argentina
November 14, 2020Peru: Not Vizcarra. Not Merino. For a New Constituent Assembly.
The Peruvian parliament recently approved the ouster of the current president, Martín Vizcarra, deepening the already existing political crisis. Here, we publish the statement released by our comrades of the Socialist Workers Current in Peru.
La Izquierda Diario Perú
November 12, 2020