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Global Perspectives Column

How the Youth Saved Peru from a New Dictatorship

Given the brutal police repression, thousands of young people organized themselves to carry out a national march on Saturday, November 14th. The organization took place through social media, mainly Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. There was no leadership of a political party, workers union, nor organized collective. It was the youth, who without any prior experience in protests, decided to educate themselves into health brigades, bomb disposal, and free press.