Protesters clashed with the police on the streets of Lima on Tuesday (June 28) during protests against Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, Reuters reports.
Teacher and worker organizations protested accusing Castillo of not having fulfilled his election campaign promises. Teachers demanded an increase in wages and special attention for pensioners.
"Our country is at crisis right now," teacher Fanny Huamani told Reuters. "People are dying of hunger, teachers have low wages and terrible infrastructure."
Castillo, a leftist former school teacher and union leader, has presided over unprecedented political instability since taking office last July, cycling through four separate cabinets and surviving two impeachment attempts.
