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Peru welcomes the ‘Peruvian Pope’ with dances, humor, and merch

Written by Gabriela García Calderón Orbe

Translated by Melissa Vida

3 days ago

Peru adopts controversial ‘anti-NGO’ law

Written by IFEX, Laura Vidal

Translated by Dalia Tarek

3 weeks ago

‘Women are the ones leading the revolution,’ says Peruvian journalist

Written by Gabriela García Calderón Orbe

Translated by Gabriela García Calderón

5 April 2025

Women's rights are backsliding left and right in Latin America

Written by Muy Waso

Translated by Dalia Tarek

23 November 2024

Stories about Peru

A Chinese mining company relocated a whole Peruvian town. Now, they are struggling to survive

Both Old and New Morochocha offer significant drawbacks

Written by Gabriela Mesones Rojo, Alicia Chen

11 October 2024

Peru: Trans people officially categorized as ‘mentally ill’

Doctors and activists call this a ‘return to caveman times’

Written by Lucía Jiménez Peñuela

Translated by Laura

3 June 2024

International Women's Day: Latin American cities protest for women's rights

A look at International Women's Day in seven cities

Written by Gabriela Mesones Rojo, Andrea Paola Hernández, Prensa Comunitaria, Revista Emancipa, Majo Montilla, Amanda Cotrim, Pierina Sora

Translated by Gabriela Mesones Rojo

21 March 2024

Peru's Supreme Court of Justice annuls the judicial process for forced sterilizations committed during the Fujimori government

The Prosecutor's Office will file a criminal complaint again

Written by Salud con Lupa

Translated by Gabriela Mesones Rojo

23 February 2024

Latin America embraces Barbie through pink tacos, parodies and protests

Street vendors, corporations, and political activists are surfing the Barbie wave

Written by Melissa Vida

2 August 2023

The hidden racism in Latin America

How can this situation persist in such a mixed-race region?

Written by Connectas

Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

24 June 2023

Twitter wars: Latin American presidents’ feuds threaten regional unity

'Autocracies don't believe in multilateralism,' experts say

Written by Connectas

Translated by Melissa Vida

4 April 2023

‘My only way of being free’: How a Peruvian woman launched a fashion business from prison

Medalith wants imprisoned women to feel capable of achieving their dreams

Written by Adriana Hildenbrand, Lucía Bracco Bruce

Translated by Laura

21 March 2023

The unspoken racism behind Peru's protests

Racism has ultimately determined who can rightfully protest or live

Written by Connectas

Translated by Laura

1 March 2023

Queering the internet: anonymous online spaces for LGBTQ+ people

Amid persecution, violence, or judgement, many queer folks turn online

Written by Sydney Allen

7 February 2023

Peruvian trans activist and Harvard student dies in police custody in Indonesia

Family alleged that the activist was tortured

Written by Juke Carolina

26 August 2022

8 photos to revel in the beauty of nature in Central America and Peru

'As a biologist, I grabbed a camera to photograph the biodiversity around me'

Written by Daniel Núñez

Translated by Melissa Vida

22 May 2022

Disputed reality: ‘Bombtrack’ and Peru's internal armed conflict

The song remains controversial to this day in Peru

Written by Zoila Antonio

Translated by Anthony Sutterman

7 January 2022

10 stories on Black and Indigenous identity from Latin America in 2021

Indigenous and Afro-Latino authors reported on what matters to them.

Written by Melissa Vida

29 December 2021

Not just ‘Jingle Bells:’ Listen to these Christmas songs from Latin America

Some are for dancing, others for reminiscing, and others include political demands

Written by Melissa Vida, Lully, Belen Febres, Fabiola Gutiérrez, Gabriela Mesones Rojo, Fernanda Canofre, Luis Rodriguez, Kelly Chaib De Mares, Aza Delgado Orduño, Talita Fernandes

Translated by Melissa Vida

22 December 2021

The activist side of K-pop in Peru

K-pop fans commemorate their idols' birthdays through social outreach and donations

Written by La Antígona

Translated by Kristina Edinger

5 October 2021

Global Voices’ top stories on environmental destruction, as the planet just observed World Environment Day

Global Voices has covered environmental issues extensively, and one focus of our stories has been the way pollution, massive urbanization, development infrastructures, and human-caused accidents are destroying fragile ecosystems.

Written by Filip Noubel

10 June 2021

Indigenous people denounce Chinese oil giant's extractions in Peru's Amazon Forest

A huge gas reserve in Peru attracts foreign investment

Written by Isolda Morillo

7 June 2021

Forced fertility or infertility? Peruvian women still have no power over their own bodies

It's unlikely that the presidential elections will change the situation for women

Written by Global Voices América Latina

Translated by Emma Dewick

7 May 2021

New Chinese-led port project faces backlash from local residents and environmentalists in Peru

Construction is set to start in April 2021

Written by Isolda Morillo

5 March 2021

The awakening of the ‘bicentennial generation’ in Peru

Young people were the ones mobilising against government corruption

Written by Andrea Marcela Paliza Olivares

Translated by Clara G

7 January 2021

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