Overview

• Hundreds rallied in central Lima on Saturday as officers fired tear gas during confrontations near presidential and congressional buildings.
• Authorities and independent groups reported at least 18 people injured, with police revising their count to 12 wounded officers.
• The National Association of Journalists of Peru said six reporters were hit by pellets, including two from Exitosa, drawing press freedom concerns.
• Photojournalist Cesar Zamalloa described police firing pellets directly at bodies, an account cited by the journalists’ union.
• The Generation Z-led march targeted corruption, rising organized crime, and a recently approved law forcing young adults into private pension funds, with further demonstrations planned.