[News] Cusco on Strike as Boluart Toughens Repression in Peru

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Cusco on Strike as Boluart Toughens Repression in PeruDecember 13, 2022
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Amid a media siege that seeks to prevent the dissemination of what is
actually going on in Peru, social organizations took to the streets of
Cusco to perform an indefinite strike against President Dina Boluarte and
Congress.

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"They hold Congress responsible for the situation the country is going
through," independent outlet Wayka reported, showing protests where people
forcefully reject lawmakers, whom they describe as lazy and indecent.

"Thousands of people march in downtown Cusco demanding a Constituent
Assembly, the closure of Congress, and a deep political reform," journalist
Clarys Cardenas tweeted.

"They also reject the state of emergency in the Arequipa, Ica and Apurimac
regions, where there is strong police repression," she added as the
protests raged even on Monday night.

Despite police repression in various provinces, Peruvians continue to
intensify their protests without waning their demand that former President
Pedro Castillo be released.

On Tuesday, the Peruvian Corporation of Airports and Commercial Aviation
(CORPAC) closed the Cusco international airport and requested support for
the protection of its facilities.

In Arequipa, the Alfredo Rodriguez Ballon airport will also maintain the
suspension of its operations due to the damage caused by the protests on
Monday. The authorities also suspended the train service to Machu Picchu,
an internationally renowned tourist destination.

Meanwhile, the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian
Rainforest (AIDESEP), which is the largest Indigenous organization in the
Amazon region, announced mass mobilisations to demand immediate general
elections, as reported by Al-Jazeera.
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