Protests in Peru

Following antimining demonstrations on May 28, 2012, when two persons were killed and about 70 injured, the Peruvian government declared a 30-day state of emergency in the province of Espinar, including the city of Cusco. It increases powers of military police and limits the number of people who can assemble to protest.

From 2010 to present, at least 180 deaths have occurred in protests against mining, its environmental damage and the lack of economic benefits to nearby communities.