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A Peruvian judge has convicted retired army general and conservative politician Daniel...

Daniel Urresti is found guilty of involvement in the brutal 1988 killing of journalist Hugo Bustíos.

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian judge convicted retired army general and conservative politician Daniel Urresti and sentenced him to 12 years in prison Thursday for his role in the 1988 murder of a journalist who covered abuses during Peru’s civil war. Hailed by advocates as an overdue but key verdict in upholding accountability and […]

A Peruvian judge convicted retired army general and conservative politician Daniel Urresti and sentenced him to 12 years in prison Thursday for his role in the 1988 murder of a journalist who covered abuses during Peru’s civil war. Hailed by advocates as an overdue but key verdict in upholding accountability and press freedom in Peru,…

Daniel Urresti is found guilty of involvement in the brutal 1988 killing of journalist Hugo Bustíos.

Perus one-house Congress Friday chose Rep. Silvia Monteza Facho of the Cajamarca constituency to replace Digna Calle as Second Vice President, following the latters decision to leave her post after numerous failures on the part of Parliament to agree on a date to which to move the general elections forward, which is one of the demands of the protests since the Dec. 7 impeachment of Pedro Castillo Terrones. Monteza, of Acción Popular, is to take over from Calle, of Podemos Peru.

Perus one-house Congress voted once again Thursday against moving forward the elections to some time in 2023. It was the third such rejection in one week while the country sinks deeper into a political crisis which added one more fatality Thursday to the growing tally recorded since the impeachment of Pedro Castillo Terrones on Dec. 7, 2022. Several ministers are expected Friday to go to Congress to present another bill proposing an early election on October 8.

Rafael López Aliaga consolidates himself as the virtual mayor of Lima and consolidates the defeat of President Pedro Castillos party in the regional elections in Peru. The fact makes one think about a possible ultra-conservative presidency in Peru

Parliament approved legislation that represents a step backwards in the quality of education and sex education, and blocked other initiatives to make

Perus Congress Tuesday passed a motion of censure against Education Minister Carlos Gallardo who must now turn in his resignation. President Pedro Castillo has 72 hours to accept it.