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    Peru: 'We need support from China, Russia' - Anti-govt protesters demand international assistance amid political crisis02:51

    Peru: 'We need support from China, Russia' - Anti-govt protesters demand international assistance amid political crisis

    Peru, Lima
    Protests in PeruPoliticsSociety
    February 5, 2023 at 09:27 GMT +00:00 · Published

    The streets of Lima became a battleground on Saturday between anti-government protesters and the police as a new surge of violent protests sprung up in Peru. The protesters are clinging to their demand for the resignation of the government and the dissolution of Congress.

    The clashes, fueled by tear gas and smoke bombs, resulted in the injury of two protesters, according to the Ombudsman Office of Peru.

    The footage shows the protesters also marching with a huge Russian flag in the streets of Lima, as they demand support from President Vladimir Putin, China, 'and from many countries seeing what is happening here in Peru.'

    Deadly protests have erupted across Peru after former President Pedro Castillo was charged with corruption despite a last-ditch effort to dissolve Congress. His vice president, Dina Boluarte, was sworn in as the country's first female president.

    Boluarte has tried to bring the elections forward to April 2024, but Castillo's supporters believe his rise to power is illegitimate.

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    The streets of Lima became a battleground on Saturday between anti-government protesters and the police as a new surge of violent protests sprung up in Peru. The protesters are clinging to their demand for the resignation of the government and the dissolution of Congress.

    The clashes, fueled by tear gas and smoke bombs, resulted in the injury of two protesters, according to the Ombudsman Office of Peru.

    The footage shows the protesters also marching with a huge Russian flag in the streets of Lima, as they demand support from President Vladimir Putin, China, 'and from many countries seeing what is happening here in Peru.'

    Deadly protests have erupted across Peru after former President Pedro Castillo was charged with corruption despite a last-ditch effort to dissolve Congress. His vice president, Dina Boluarte, was sworn in as the country's first female president.

    Boluarte has tried to bring the elections forward to April 2024, but Castillo's supporters believe his rise to power is illegitimate.