LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's president declared a state of emergency in the capital Monday and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a ...

Peru declares emergency as crime wave grips capital, singer shot dead By Reuters March 17, 20254:58 PM PDTUpdated March 17, 2025 ...

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Peru's capital Lima to protest the government of President Dina Boluarte and its failure to tackle rising crime. Demonstrators marched peacefully until ...

LIMA, Peru - Peruvian police raided a massive squatter settlement on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday, using tear gar to help roust some 3,000 people, who battled back with stones and ...

Commuters and residents in Lima were facing new security measures on Tuesday after Peru’s government declared a state of emergency in the capital to combat growing crime rates that have prompted ...

Thousands of protesters in Peru, many from the country's heavily indigenous south, descended on Lima, the capital, on Thursday, angered by a mounting death toll since unrest erupted last month and ...

Protesters take to Peru's streets, some met with tear gas in capital By Marco Aquino July 19, 20239:32 PM PDTUpdated July 19, 2023 ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's president declared a state of emergency in the capital Monday and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid ...

LIMA - Peru's government declared on Monday a state of emergency in the capital Lima while it also deployed soldiers to the streets to help quell a recent surge of violence that claimed the life ...

Peru has seen an increase of killings, violent extortion and attacks on public places in recent months. Police reported 459 killings from Jan. 1 to March 16, and 1,909 extortion reports in January ...