Peru: Protests against the government of Dina Boluarte in Peru spread to Cusco, 48 people have die so far

Protests against the government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte are not taking the name of stopping. So far 48 people have died in the demonstrations that began a month ago. Protests have spread to the south of the Andean country, with new clashes in the tourist city of Cusco on Wednesday.

Health officials in Cusco said protesters had tried to take over the city's airport. Where many foreign tourists come to see sites including the nearby Incan citadel of Machu Picchu.

Peruvians angry with the arrest of President Castillo

37 civilians and six police officers have been injured following clashes at the airport. Protests and road blockades have also been observed in 41 provinces in Peru's south against the Dina Boluarte government and in support of ousted President Pedro Castillo.

The anger of the people is breaking out for the dissolution of the Peruvian Congress. The unrest began in early December following the devastation and arrest of Castillo, Peru's first president of humble, rural origins, after a widely maligned attempt to lead his own impeachment.

17 people died in police clash

The rural areas of the country are still loyal to Castillo. They are calling for immediate elections, the resignation of Boluarte, the release of Castillo and justice for protesters killed in clashes with police. Some of the worst protest violence occurred on Monday when 17 people were killed in clashes with police near Lake Titicaca in the city of Juliaca. After this, the protesters later attacked the police as well, in which a police officer was burnt to death by the protesters.

On Wednesday, health officials in Cusco said a civilian had died after being hit by gunfire. Earlier, Peru's ombudsman's office said 39 civilians had been killed in clashes with police. Another seven were killed in traffic accidents related to road blockages. On Tuesday, the Peruvian government announced a three-day curfew from 8 pm to 4 am in Puno.

The protesters shouted slogans near the police station

The National Prosecutor's Office has requested the Ministries of Defense and Interior for an investigation. Crowds in the Puno province of Juliaca marched with the coffins of 17 people killed in Monday's protests. A piece of paper attached to the coffin of Eberth Mamani Araki said Dina killed me with bullets, in reference to the current President of Peru. The relatives of the victims said that this democracy is no longer a democracy as a group of protesters marched past a police station, marchers shouted: "Killers!". Please tell that there was a guard of dozens of officers in that police station.