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The Department of History at Murray State University will host a book release talk in honor of Dr. Tamara Feinstein’s new book, “The Fate of Peruvian Democracy: Political Violence, Human

The Department of History at Murray State University will host a book release talk in honor of Dr. Tamara Feinstein’s new book, “The Fate of Peruvian Democracy: Political Violence, Human Rights, and the Legal Left”, on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 3:30 p.m. in Faculty Hall, Room 208, on the Murray State main campus.

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This interview was originally published in Spanish in Jacobin América Latina. One year ago, Gahela Cari became the first trans woman to run for public office in Peru. Despite receiving high approval with 24,562 votes, she did not win a seat in the parliament because her coalition, Juntos por el Perú, did not pass the 5 percent threshold required by the electoral board at the national level. Even so, her candidacy was historic. Now, in 2021, the situation is different. Recent protests awakened...