The Andes
Peru’s Congress marks Putis massacre
A ceremony was held on the floor of Peru’s Congress to commemorate the 1984 massacre of over 100 campesinos by army troops at the village Putis, in Ayacucho region.
Tag: Sendero Luminoso
The Andes
Riots rock Lima —in footsteps of Hillary Clinton
Riots rocked an industrial zone of Peru's capital, with police killing two and property damage costing millions—days after Hillary Clinton visited the district to hail its development.
The Amazon
Peru: will land titling undercut Sendero?
Peru is titling campesino lands in the Huallaga Valley in a bid to undercut support for Sendero Luminoso—but communal title is being phased out under neoliberal dogma.
The Andes
US to revise defense pact with Peru
Leon Panetta in Lima secured an agreement to revise Washington’s 60-year-old defense cooperation pact with Peru—as Sendero guerillas attacked pipeline infrastructure.
The Amazon
Peru: jungle shoot-out as narco-flight intercepted
Peru’s National Police say a Cessna full of cocaine intercepted at a clandestine jungle airstrip reveals that Sendero Luminoso guerillas are working with Bolivian drug lords.
The Andes
Peru: protests as ‘terrorism denial’ law introduced
A proposed law in Peru would impose a prison term for “denial” of Sendero Luminoso’s terrorism, but critics insist that if the law is instated it should also include “state terrorism.”
The Amazon
Peru: Shining Path control outlaw gold operations?
After a new Shining Path attack left five soldiers dead in Peru’s jungle, anti-terrorism prosecutor Julio Galindo said the guerillas control illegal gold-mining operations.
The Andes
Peru: state of emergency extended in VRAE
Peru’s President Ollanta Humala has extended the state of emergency in the jungle area called the VRAE, where the Shining Path guerilla movement remains active.