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      Lima, Peru protest

      Amnesty Launches New Global Campaign With Interactive 'Protest Under Attack' Map

      "This map sheds light on the heavy repression suffered by protesters around the world—and it is terrifying."

      Brett Wilkins
      Sep 19, 2023

      Amnesty International on Tuesday launched a new flagship global campaign, Protect the Protest, by publishing an interactive digital map "that exposes the shocking rise in the repression of protesters by states across the globe."

      The "first-of-its-kind" map, says Amnesty, shows "how governments treat protests as a threat rather than a right and how law enforcement officials view their role as being to suppress and subdue protesters rather than to facilitate their rights."

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      Protesters sit and block the road during the London Pride parade.

      'Pinkwashing': Just Stop Oil Blocks London Pride Parade in Sponsorship Protest

      'These partnerships embarrass the LGBTQ+ community at a time when much of the cultural world is rejecting ties to these toxic industries'

      Common Dreams Staff
      Jul 01, 2023


      Just Stop Oil protesters temporarily blocked London’s Pride Parade Saturday afternoon to protest the event accepting sponsorship money from “high-polluting industries.”

      Pride faced accusations of “pinkwashing” over its decision to make United Airlines the headline sponsor of this year’s event.

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      Demonstrators clash with riot police in Peru

      A New Crossroads for Peru's Fragile Democracy

      Autocracy threatens to take hold if a more stable democratic renewal is not found.

      Inés M. Pousadela
      Feb 04, 2023

      On 25 January, roughly six weeks after being sworn in following her predecessor’s removal, Peruvian president Dina Boluarte finally recognized that elections were the only way out of political crisis. Elections were rescheduled for April 2024, much earlier than the end of the presidential term she’s been tasked with completing, but not soon enough for thousands who’ve taken to the streets demanding her immediate resignation.

      Boluarte’s call for a ‘national truce’ has been met with further protests. Their repression has led to major bloodshed: the Ombudsman’s office has reported close to 60 dead – mostly civilians killed by security forces – and 1,500 injured.

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