STORY: Hundreds of young Peruvians marched in Lima on Saturday (October 25), demanding justice for a slain protester and the resignation of interim President Jose Jeri.

Protesters carried cardboard coffins representing those killed in recent clashes and observed a minute of silence for Eduardo Ruiz Sanz, a rapper fatally shot during protests on October 15.

The march, joined by victims’ families and social groups, targeted media outlets and the legislative palace, with demonstrators accusing Jeri of backing controversial legislation and failing to curb police violence.

Peru has faced a sharp rise in violent crime, with homicides increasing from 676 in 2017 to 2,082 in 2024, and extortion cases surging from 2,305 in 2020 to 21,746 last year, according to fiscal data, amid ongoing debates over security and civil liberties.

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SHOWS: LIMA, PERU (OCTOBER 25, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. YOUNG PROTESTERS MARCHING THROUGH LIMA STREETS IN PROTEST AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT

2. PROTESTERS CARRYING CARDBOARD COFFINS SYMBOLIZING PEOPLE KILLED IN PROTESTS

3. PROTESTERS ADVANCING IN HUMAN CHAIN FORMATION

4. PROTESTER DANCING WITH A MASK

5. BANNER READING (Spanish): "DOWN WITH PRO-CRIME LAWS"

PROTESTERS MARCHING, WEARING FLAGS READING (Spanish): “Heroes don’t kill.” (REFERRING TO: Police officers shooting protesters.”

6. RIOT POLICE OFFICERS GUARDING PROTESTERS DURING THE MARCH

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) GEN-Z PROTESTER, SEBASTIAN (NO FAMILY NAME GIVEN), SAYING:

"The state of emergency is simply to stop the protests. A few weeks ago, there was a murder, and as they are afraid of the protests because they have realized that protest is what scares the congress and the government. They want to repress it."

8. VARIOUS OF PROTESTER WITH ONE PIECE ANIME FLAG, SYMBOL OF GEN-Z PROTESTS AROUND THE WORLD

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) GEN-Z PROTESTER, JICSON (NO FAMILY NAME GIVEN), SAYING:

"Mr. Jeri (Peru’s president) represents the congress. We feel governed by the congress, by a pseudo-president who has supported these pro-crime laws and has been unclear in his actions, acting out of convenience. He’s from Somos Peru (REFERRING TO: a highly contested traditional political party), and his leadership is highly questionable."

10. PROTESTER PLAYING THE PUTUTO, A TRADITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT FROM THE ANDES

11. PROTESTER DRESSED IN TRADITIONAL ANDINO ATTIRE AND GOLD CROWN