Shining Path
Rebel Extremist Group Kills 16 in Massacre Ahead of Presidential Vote
The massacre in Peru by a Shining Path splinter group is the rebels’ worst in more than a decade.
What Abusive Partners, Corrupt Cops and Authoritarian Leaders Have in Common
A VICE News podcast about power and control.
Keiko Fujimori Wins Peru’s First Round Presidential Poll, but the Runoff Looks Tough
Early results from Sunday’s vote show the daughter of disgraced former strongman Alberto Fujimori coasting to victory. She will now face veteran pro-business politician Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on June 5.
Inside the Bar Where Peruvian Presidents Go to Drink
Since it opened in 1905, Lima's bar-restaurant Cordano has served pisco sours and butifarra sandwiches to almost every Peruvian president in modern history.
Keiko Fujimori’s Chances of Becoming Peru’s President Depend on Her Jailed Dad’s Legacy
Her position as the favorite to win Sunday's first round presidential vote lies in the nostalgia many Peruvians feel for her father, Alberto Fujimori. But the hard right former president imprisoned for abuses during his rule, is also widely hated.
An Alleged Killer, a Plagiarist, and a Jailed Ex-Leader's Kid: Meet Peru's Presidential Field
Voting is compulsory and alcohol sales are banned during the weekend of the election so Peruvians will have to swallow these candidates without a stiff drink.
Peru Rescues Dozens of Hostages Held Captive by Shining Path Rebels for Decades
The government is accusing the Maoist group, Sendero Luminoso, or the Shining Path, of raping the hostages and forcing them into farm labor.
VICE News Capsule - Wednesday, July 29
Jewish settlers are evicted from two West Bank settlements, Peru rescues hostages held by Shining Path, the UK will soon require companies to reveal gender wage gaps, and a mechanic makes it easier for disabled people to ride a motorbike.
Peruvian Soldier Killed in Shootout With Drug Smugglers
The battle between military forces and the armed drug traffickers resulted in the seizure of approximately 660 pounds of coca paste.
The Last Ever Interview with the Leaders of Peru's Shining Path Guerrilla Army
Comrade Alipio and two other high-ranking soldiers of the Shining Path were killed this August when a cocaine trafficker turned police informant lured them into a booby-trapped brothel. In 2010, I was marched into Peru's jungle for a rare, and intimate...