Peru Civil Society Calls for National Strike as Unelected President Declares State of Emergency

Organized labor and progressive civil society groups in Peru are calling for a national strike as unelected interim President Dina Boluarte imposes a 30-day state of emergency in a bid to quell protests demanding her resignation and an end to the country’s neoliberal economic model. Thousands of Peruvian workers have taken to the streets in recent days to push [...]