The governor of Puno province, Peru has declared three days of mourning for the victims of what's being called the Juliaca massacre, who include a 17-year-old girl.
three days of official mourning in honor of those killed in Juliaca, while rejecting "any act of violence and the exaggerated use of public force by the Peruvian National Police and the Peruvian Armed Forces."
are "the excluded, marginalized, informal, rural, and Indigenous"—are demanding Boluarte's resignation, the closure of Congress, immediate elections, and a new constitution.the killings and asserted that "Boluarte and her ministers" are "responsible for the massacre in Juliaca." ;“����#Peru: Grave concern at rising violence after 17 people killed on 9 Jan in one of deadliest days since protests started in Dec. We urge prompt & effective investigations & protection of the rights to freedom of expression & peaceful assembly: https://t.
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