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DESCRIPTION:In July 2021, Pedro Castillo, a leftist strike leader and former 
 schoolteacher, was elected president of Peru. Peru had the highest COVID-19 
 death rate in the world! For every 150 residents, one has died of COVID. 
 Many hold the previous reactionary president responsible. From the 
 beginning the right-wing Congress had tried to fraudulently disrupt his 
 Presidency and oust him through multiple failed attempts at 
 impeachment.\n\nOn December 7, 2022, President Pedro Castillo made a 
 surprise address to the nation. He announced the dissolution of the 
 Congress and replacing it with an "exceptional emergency government" and 
 called for new elections. In a US supported parliamentary/military coup, he 
 was subsequently arrested and deposed from power. Working people of Peru 
 have a right to handle their own political affairs without US imperialist 
 intervention.\n\nThe class struggle has since sharpened greatly with 
 regular mobilizations of working people, the poor, and farmers. A large 
 part of Peru is now militarized and in a state of emergency to crush the 
 protests. Tanks, together with groups of soldiers and assault police, 
 patrol the streets daily, seeking to intimidate the protesters and the 
 people who come out to join them. The regime has even started falsely 
 labeling protesters “terrorists” in order to victimize them.\nUS Hands 
 Off Peru! Self-determination for Peruvian Working People!\n\nReporting from 
 Peru\nHear: Cesar Zelada – Cesar has been a labor activist, housing 
 organizer, and student leader. He is involved in the battles for social 
 justice in Peru and is currently participating in the unfolding protests 
 there. He is a member of the Agrupacion Vilcapaza organization in Peru.\n7 
 PM EST 4 PM PST \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/01/26/18854038.php
SUMMARY:Report from Peru - Sharpening Class Conflict and Protests
LOCATION:Please join the Zoom discussion: 
 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85907977991?pwd=YnBPbFFwcStueEJtcEFUVnN6ais0UT09\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/01/26/18854038.php
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