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Release of Alberto Fujimori in Peru rekindles fears of backsliding on human rights

The release from prison of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori on Dec. 6, 2023, has sparked concern over Peru’s commitment to human rights.

The Conversation

These are some Christmas traditions around the world, from fistfights to KFC

Some of these traditions' origin stories and how they are implemented can vary by region or households, but they nonetheless help bring holiday cheer to those who celebrate.

WEKU

Peru's Central Bank Anticipates Early Inflation Target Hit

Peru's financial future shines as the Central Bank predicts a quicker than expected attainment of inflation targets. A fresh breeze of positivity!

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Jesus Pinedo reflects on wild 2023 PFL season: Championship win, $1 million prize, securing fight vs. Patricio ‘Pitbull’

2023 was a wild year for Jesus Pinedo. The newly crowned PFL champion looked back on it all.

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'We Need Information' Plead Peru Farmers Battling Drought, Climate Change

A light rain barely moistens the soil in the drought-stricken region of Junin in central Peru.

International Business Times

Peru braces for protests after former President Fujimori's release from prison

The release from prison of the former authoritarian leader has triggered uproar in the Andean country. He had been serving a 25-year sentence for directing death squads against supposed subversives.

WEKU

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori freed from prison on humanitarian grounds

Fujimori, 85, was serving a 25-year sentence in connection with the slayings of 25 Peruvians by death squads in the 1990s.

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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is freed from prison on humanitarian grounds

Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori has been released from prison on humanitarian grounds, despite a request from a regional human rights court to delay his release

The Independent UK

International court urges Peru not to release ex-president Fujimori from jail

Country’s highest court orders freeing of Alberto Fujimori as Inter-American court points to conviction of human rights crimes

The Guardian - US

What happened to Natalee Holloway? Mystery murder by Joran van der Sloot explained

It took nearly two decades to convict Joran van der Sloot as the person who killed Natalee Holloway. Joe Sommerlad explains the case

The Independent UK

Peru Court Orders 'Immediate' Release Of Imprisoned Ex-President Fujimori

As per the new ruling, the court has ordered the state prison agency to release Alberto Fujimori "on the same day."

Latin Times

UNESCO To List Ceviche, Opera As 'Intangible Heritage'

Dozens of global traditions are candidates for inscription as intangible global heritage by UNESCO this week, ranging from Italian opera singing and Bangladeshi rickshaw art to the Peruvian delicacy of ceviche.

Latin Times

Peruvian constitutional court orders release of former President Alberto Fujimori

The court ruled in favor of a 2017 pardon that had granted the 85-year-old former leader a release on humanitarian grounds but that later was annulled.

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Peru's Constitutional Court orders release of ex-president Alberto Fujimori

Peru's Constitutional Court ordered the release of ex-president Alberto Fujimori, 85, serving a 25-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity and corruption, according to a court document published on Tuesday.

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UNESCO To List Ceviche, Opera As 'Intangible Heritage'

The Independent UK

Nine killed and at least 20 injured after armed men attack Poderosa mining company in Peru

Seven people have been arrested

The Independent UK

Peruvian rainforest defender from embattled Kichwa tribe shot dead in river attack

A Kichwa tribal leader has been shot to death in an area of the Peruvian rainforest that’s seen high tension between Indigenous people and illegal loggers

USA Today Sports Media Group

Video: Jesus Pinedo gets hero’s welcome in Peru after 2023 PFL Championship win

Now PFL champion, Jesus Pinedo got quite the reception in his arrival to Peru.

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The Guardian - UK

Peru, Pelé and Grimsby: Henry Kissinger and his curious football links

Former US secretary of state visited Peru dressing room before eyebrow-raising 1978 defeat and claimed to have devised tactics that were forerunner of catenaccio

LiveScience

73 pre-Incan mummies, some with 'false heads,' unearthed from Wari Empire in Peru

Several dozen burials from the Wari culture, which prospered in the region before the Inca took over, were unearthed in Peru.

Latin Times

Peruvian President Boluarte Calls AG's Formal Complaint 'Despicable' Amid Social Unrest

Boluarte became the president after Pedro Castillo's ouster last December, which resulted in social unrest and several protests across the country, leading to the death of at least 49 citizens.

The Conversation

A Peruvian farmer is trying to hold energy giant RWE responsible for climate change – the inside story of his groundbreaking court case

On a crisp, sunny day high in the Peruvian Andes, two German judges gaze across a mountain lake to the towering white glaciers in the distance. Dark spots are visible on the pristine ice and, in quiet moments, the cold wind carries the sounds of creaking and cracking.

Autosport

FIA Rally Star winners selected for 2024 JWRC

Jose Caparo (Peru), Taylor Gill (Australia), Romet Jurgenson (Estonia) and Max Smart (South Africa) will receive a fully funded JWRC programme in 2024.

Latin Times

Peru Loses More Than 50% Of Tropical Glaciers Due To Climate Change

From 2016 to 2020, Peru lost 6% of these high mountain glaciers, adding that many of them have disappeared from the Ancash region.

The Guardian - UK

Lightning superbolt hotspots have one thing in common, study finds

Phenomenon most frequent in north-east Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Altiplano plateau across Peru and Bolivia

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