Peru Don Mark Second Day Of Gbege Anti-government Protest

Plenty anti-government protesters for Peru capital Lima jam street again on Sunday after gbege wey injure like 18 people, police and journalists join body. Di youth wey dey lead, “Generation Z,” carry another big march waka go where President Dina Boluarte dey work for downtown Lima, police come full ground dey guard. Trouble don dey boil for Peru since some months now, as gbege with organized crime and extortion don full ground. Plenty people for poll talk say government plus di conservative-majority Congress na corrupt. Protest dem scatter well well dis week after lawmakers pass law wey force young people make dem join private pension fund, even though many dey hustle for shakey work condition. As night reach for Sunday, protesters dem begin throw stone and Molotov cocktail for police, police come use tear gas respond. Jonatan Esquen, 18 years old student, talk say di protest na “di start of awakening, as people don finally sabi say young people dey more active for social media and for politics.” Saturday gbege wey happen near president and parliament buildings na some of di worst violence wey Peru see this year. At least 18 people, police officers and journalists join dem injure, na according to report from authorities and independent groups wey dem release Sunday. Among di 12 police wey dem injure, one na female officer wey get serious injury, and another officer get plenty bruise, dem still dey hospital under observation, na wetin police talk for statement.

Authorities never release final number of people wey injure or arrest wey concern weekend protest dem. Around 450 protesters show for Saturday gbege, wey damage public road dem too, police talk. National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP) talk say six journalists suffer pellet shot from police as dem dey cover protest, two of dem na from Exitosa Noticias radio station. Cesar Zamalloa, photojournalist from weekly paper Hildebrandt En Sus Trece, talk say police “start fire pellet, dey aim body of people directly.” “Na that time I feel pellet hit my leg and hip,” e talk, na wetin ANP collect from im testimony for statement wey dem post for Facebook page on Sunday. Both di union and National Human Rights Coordinator for Peru condemn how police take oppress protesters during di demonstrations. Boluarte popularity don fall kpata-kpata, and her term go finish by July 2026. Almost 80 percent of Peru people talk say dem dey shame for government, and 85 percent talk the same about Congress, na survey of 1,200 people published Sunday by newspaper El Comercio show.