Peru: Major defeat for traditional parties in president elections The second round of Peru’s Presidential election on Sunday 7th June has resulted in a victory for the radical nationalist Ollanta Humala.
Peru: Alan Garcia's Peruvian government massacres indigenous Amazonians Bloody attempt to impose neo-liberal capitalism in the Amazon jungle of Peru
Peru: Workers resist government’s ‘state of emergency’ Peruvian workers have challenged the ‘state of emergency’ imposed by President Toledo.
Peru: ‘State of emergency’ employed against strike of two million Almost two million Peruvian workers and peasants are on indefinite strike, demanding higher wages and lower taxes.
Peru: Uprising against privatisation A GENERAL strike and mass protests in Peru, South America have forced the government to shelve its privatisation plans.
Peru: Peruvian populism THE SECOND round run-off in Peru’s presidential elections illustrates the desperate need for a mass socialist alternative for the workers, peasants and downtrodden sections of the middle class and urban poor.