LIMA: At least 19 people, including a police officer, were injured during protests against the government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and Congress over the weekend, authorities and human rights advocates said Sunday. Hundreds of people marched toward the seats of government in downtown Lima under heavy police presence. Groups of young people threw stones, firebombs, and fireworks at law enforcement, who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets, AFP journalists observed. The National Human Rights Coordinator, a human rights coalition, reported Sunday that 18 people were injured in the clashes, including a journalist. &ldquo;A police officer suffered first-degree burns from a Molotov cocktail during the march organized by various groups,&rdquo; the National Police reported Saturday, posting images of the clashes on social media. The coalition blamed the police for the violence. &ldquo;We call on the police to respect the right to protest. There was no justification for firing large amounts of tear gas, much less for attacking people,&rdquo; Mar Perez, a lawyer for the group, told AFP. A new march by hundreds of transport workers and the Generation Z youth collective against alleged corruption and extortion was dispersed by dozens of police officers with tear gas Sunday night. &ldquo;We are marching against corruption, for life and against the crime that is killing us every day,&rdquo; said Adriana Flores, a 28-year-old engineer. Social unrest has grown after the Boluarte government passed a law Sept. 5 requiring young people to contribute to private pension funds, despite job insecurity and an informal employment rate of more than 70 percent. Boluarte&rsquo;s approval ratings have plunged in the final stretch of her term, which will end July 28, 2026. Congress, which has a conservative majority, faces similar unpopularity over perceptions of corruption, according to several opinion polls. Protests have also escalated in Peru over the past six months amid a wave of extortion and murders linked to organized crime groups.

Demonstrators clash with riot police during an anti-government demonstration in Lima on September 27, 2025. 

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At least 19 people, including a police officer, were injured during protests against the government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and Congress over the weekend, authorities and human rights advocates said Sunday.

19 injured in Peru anti-government protests

Peruvian paleontologists on Wednesday unveiled the 12-million-year-old fossil of a prehistoric porpoise found near the country&#39;s Pacific coast.The fossil, which measures 3.5 meters (about 11.5 feet) long, was found in July by Peruvian paleontologist Mario Urbina in the Ocucaje desert, around 350 kilometers (217 miles) south of the capital Lima.Presenting his find at the Geological, Mining, and Metallurgical Institute in Lima, Urbina said it was a rare specimen of a porpoise from the Pisco geological formation, noted for its well-preserved marine fossils.Paradise for fossil hunters Another paleontologist, Mario Gamarra, said the relic&#39;s excellent condition would allow scientists new avenues for studying the prehistoric marine mammal: &quot;how it moved, how it swam, what it ate and for how long it lived.&quot;The Ocucaje desert is a paradise for fossil hunters.The skeletons of four-legged dwarf whales, dolphins, sharks, and other species from the Miocene period (between five million and 23 million years ago) have all been discovered in the area.

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Peruvian paleontologists discovered a rare, well-preserved 12-million-year-old porpoise fossil in the Ocucaje desert, offering valuable insights into prehistoric marine life from the Miocene period.

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19 injured in Peru anti-government protests

Scientists reveal 12‑million‑year‑old porpoise fossil discovered in Peru