More than 50 injured in Ayacucho protests demanding investigation into farmers deaths

More than 50 people were injured yesterday in the southern highland city of Ayacucho amid protests over the deaths of two farmers killed by police during a farmers strike on Tuesday. Ayacucho’s mayor, Germán Martinelli, told Agencia Andina officers fired tear gas at protesters after they hurled stones at the city’s police station and set [...]

Peru National Ombudsman: Majority of companies illegally export lumber

A study by Peru’s Defensoría del Pueblo – the national ombudsman organization – has found 66 percent of timber companies in Peru are exporting lumber illegally.