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Second Day of Lima’s Gen Z Protests Brings Clashes, Injured Journalists and Police Casualties

The youth mobilization grew from opposition to a new pension law, prompting calls by press and rights groups for independent probes into alleged excessive force.

Overview

  • Marches continued on Sunday through Avenida Abancay and Plaza San Martín, with police blocking vehicle access as demonstrators sought to approach Congress.
  • IPYS and the ANP reported multiple attacks on accredited reporters, including rubber-pellet injuries to Exitosa’s Jahaira Pacheco and Percy Grados and to Ojo Público’s Diego Quispe, plus beatings and harassment of photojournalists.
  • The PNP’s communiqué N.° 019-2025 said 12 officers were injured and cited vandalism, including a fire at the Superior Court façade, asserting legitimate use of force and noting no abuse complaints registered at local stations.
  • Urban transport was disrupted as the ATU diverted routes and temporarily closed Metropolitano stations Emancipación and Lampa, with route A shifted to Av. Alfonso Ugarte and route C limited to Estación Central.
  • Protesters pointed to Law No. 32123 on mandatory pension affiliation as the trigger alongside grievances over insecurity, political decisions, and demands for justice for deaths in 2022–23 demonstrations.