At least 19 injured in Peru anti-government protests

At least 19 individuals, together with a police officer, had been injured throughout protests in opposition to the federal government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and Congress over the weekend, authorities and human rights advocates mentioned on Sunday (September 28, 2025).

Hundreds of individuals marched over the weekend towards the seats of presidency in downtown Lima underneath heavy police presence.

Groups of younger individuals threw stones, firebombs, and fireworks at regulation enforcement, who responded with tear fuel and rubber bullets, AFP journalists noticed.

The National Human Rights Coordinator (CNDDHH), a human rights coalition, reported on Sunday that 18 individuals had been injured within the clashes, together with a journalist.

“A police officer suffered first-degree burns from a Molotov cocktail during the march organized by various groups,” the National Police reported on Saturday (September 28, 2025), together with photos of the clashes on social media.

CNDDHH blamed the police for the violence.

“We call on the police to respect the right to protest. There was no justification for firing large amounts of tear gas, much less for attacking people,” Mar Perez, a lawyer for the CNDDHH, advised AFP.

A brand new march by a whole bunch of transport employees and the Generation Z youth collective in protest in opposition to alleged corruption and extortion was dispersed by dozens of law enforcement officials with tear fuel on Sunday night time.

“We are marching against corruption, for life and against the crime that is killing us every day,” 28-year-old engineer Adriana Flores advised AFP on Sunday.

Social unrest has elevated after the Boluarte authorities handed a regulation on September 5 requiring younger individuals to contribute to personal pension funds, regardless of job insecurity and an unofficial employment price of over 70 %.

Mr. Boluarte’s approval scores have plunged within the remaining stretch of her time period, which is able to finish on July 28, 2026.

The conservative-majority Congress is in the same scenario over perceptions of corruption, based on a number of opinion polls.

Protests have additionally escalated in Peru over the previous six months within the wake of a wave of extortion and murders by organized crime teams.