Protesters say they will keep fighting until the end for all their fallen brothers. The police have now killed nearly 60 people, many of them with live rounds. We don't want more dead and wounded. What do they want? To start a civil war in Peru? Why has the response been so violent? I think it's partly just the institution, the police doing its thing.
Dozens have died in anti-government protests in Peru. Journalist Simeon Tegel reports from Lima on how the mounting anger over corruption and inequality has implications for the entire hemisphere.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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