Peruvian men and women on the frontlines of the resistance against the right-wing coup that ousted democratically elected President Pedro Castillo.
The uprising has been going on for two months and is spearheaded by Peru's Indigenous communities, who largely back Castillo because of his moves when he took office to redistribute the country's enormous natural resource wealth to marginalized communities. Multinational corporations are plundering Peru's copper, gold, silver and lithium reserves while up to 10 million Peruvians live in poverty.
At least 65 people have been killed since the protests started, and the unelected Peruvian Congress has provoked protesters further by voting for the third time in a row against new elections by the end of the year. The resignation of the unelected President Dina Boluarte is one of the protesters' central demands.
The Peruvian population overwhelmingly disapproves of the congress, with 85% rejecting it, according to a recent national poll by the Institute of Peruvian Studies. Despite this, the U.S. and several European Union nations swiftly recognized the new, coup-government.
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