Overview

• Thousands rallied around Plaza San Martín for a youth-led march opposing the government and Congress, with confrontations flaring again along Av. Abancay and near the Palacio de Justicia.
• At least six attacks on journalists were documented by the ANP, including perdigón injuries to Exitosa’s Jahaira Pacheco and cameraman Percy Grados and to Ojo Público reporter Diego Quispe, while La República’s Gabriela Coloma said her phone was seized and later found in a trash bin.
• IPYS condemned what it called excessive police force and alleged pellet fire on reporters, as newsrooms detailed additional blows from batons and shields against accredited press.
• The PNP, in communiqué No. 019-2025, denied responsibility for attacks on citizens, reported 12 injured officers and about 450 violent participants, and cited vandalism including damage near the Palace of Justice.
• The ATU temporarily closed the Metropolitano’s Emancipación and Lampa stations and rerouted services as protests fueled by opposition to Law No. 32123 and broader grievances disrupted central Lima.