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A very sad, heartbreaking story - I've never before heard of those forced sterilisations. I knew that Fujimori was a monster, but this detail member made it into the mainstream in Germany.

‘It’s the first time I’ve woven in 27 years’: Peruvian women revive arts lost to trauma of forced sterilisations | Global development | The Guardian
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The Guardian · ‘It’s the first time I’ve woven in 27 years’: Peruvian women revive arts lost to trauma of forced sterilisationsBy Guardian staff reporter

#Boluarte government seeks to impose its own press coverage, causing media storm #Peru #Medien #Pressefreiheit
The Peruvian media has responded with anger to a new law that obliges outlets to devote 10% of their coverage of events to texts the administration forces them to publish. This is seen as a dangerous move that challenges freedom of the press, not least since it comes in an electoral year. Government spokespeople deny this is the case.
perusupportgroup.org.uk/2025/0

perusupportgroup.org.ukBoluarte government seeks to impose its own press coverage, causing media storm | Peru Support Group

Report highlights vulnerability of indigenous human and environmental rights defenders #Peru #Menschenrechte #Indigene #Amazonas
A recent report, prepared by the #Ucayali regional indigenous organization ORAU and the NGOs ProPurús and DAR, documents the threats faced by indigenous environmental and human rights defenders in the Ucayali, #Huánuco and #Loreto regions of the Peruvian Amazon.
perusupportgroup.org.uk/2025/0

perusupportgroup.org.ukReport highlights vulnerability of indigenous human and environmental rights defenders | Peru Support Group

#Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago, is claimed by Peruvians as one of their own.

His connection to #Peru highlights the region's significance in Catholic tradition – including its sacred image of Mary, the Virgen de la Puerta, revered by LGBTQ Catholics, the poor, and migrants. buff.ly/98T00cA

The ConversationWhat Peru’s Virgen de la Puerta represents about unity and inclusionPeruvians − including non-Catholics, some members of the LGBTQ+ community and others who are marginalized − also revere the Virgen de la Puerta.