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      <h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Cusco on Strike as Boluart Toughens Repression in Peru</h1>December 13, 2022</div>

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                                                <img src="cid:ii_lbmvldkh0" alt="image.png" width="392" height="222"><br><p>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.</p>                                                     
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
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 <p><em><strong>RELATED: </strong></em></p> 
 <p><em><strong><a href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Police-Repression-Leaves-7-Peruvians-Dead-20221213-0001.html" target="_blank">Police Repression Leaves 7 Peruvians Dead</a></strong></em></p> 
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<p>"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.</p>                                                    
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>"Thousands of people 
march in downtown Cusco demanding a Constituent Assembly, the closure of
 Congress, and a deep political reform," journalist Clarys Cardenas 
tweeted.</p>                                                      
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>"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.</p>                                                     
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                 
<p>Despite police repression in various provinces, Peruvians continue to
 intensify their protests without waning their demand that former 
President Pedro Castillo be released.</p>                                                 
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>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.</p>                                                 
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>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.</p>                                                 
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>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.</p>                                                 
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                        
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