PERU-POLITICS-PROTEST

Cardboard coffins and a sign that reads « 28 assassinations by the represion, resign Dina the murderess » are seen next to members of the police during a demonstration against the government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Lima on January 4, 2023. – Political upheaval has roiled Peru in the last weeks. Then-president Pedro Castillo on December 7 sought to dissolve Congress and rule by decree, only to be ousted and thrown in jail. Castillo was replaced by his vice president, Dina Boluarte. But Boluarte has faced a wave of often violent demonstrations calling for Castillo to be returned to power. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP)