The Struggle in Peru Continues: At Least 19 Injured in Lima
Featured image: Police Officer struck by fireworks during the protests of September 27 in Lima. Source: Reuters.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Lima in several demonstrations that happened over the past weekend. Many young people mobilized combatively, charging against police barricades and marching toward the Congress. They were joined by transport workers in a 48-hour strike.
Numerous police forces blocked Abancay Avenue, the road leading to the Congress:
However, this did not deter the protesters, who charged against the barricades and the police cordon:
According to local reports, protesters were heavily repressed b peru-30sept-1-3y the police, which has been widely condemned. The National Police of Peru (PNP) has fired pellets at protesters and journalists, attempted to shoot them in the eyes, and has indiscriminately assaulted various individuals, including elderly people:
The protesters have responded to this violence with resistance in the streets, leading to numerous clashes, in which at least 19 people have been injured:
We recently reported on the powerful protests which flooded the streets of Lima against the Dina Boluarte government on the weekend of 20-21 September:
