Peru: A disconnect between protesters and press

Peruvians are protesting but what story is the media telling? Also, the dangers of dissent in Belarus.

For the past three months, Peru has been in a state of political turmoil. With one impeached president – Pedro Castillo – in prison and his successor Dina Boluarte managing a tense nation, non-stop protests have rocked the nation.

In the midst of this, establishment media – news outlets mostly owned and controlled by Peru’s elite – are at odds with many of the protesters, adding fuel to a raging fire of discontent.

Contributors:
Simeon Tegel – Peru-based journalist
Jonathan Castro – editor, La Encerrona
Jacqueline Fowks – Peru specialist, Reporters Without Borders
Cecilia Valenzuela – news editor, Caretas

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Belarus: Dissidents in exile

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Contributors:
Margarita Levchuk – opera singer and political satirist
Jan Rudzik – blogger, Post+ Rudzik
Yuliana Shemetovets -hacktivist, Cyber Partisans Collective