1994
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Communiqué of the Ayaviri Prelature
Under pressure from the murders in CAT Quisuni, in a very firm statement, the Ayaviri Prelature distances itself from the land seizures, affirming its rejection of any act of violence and calling for the land problem to be solved through dialogue and democracy. The Prelature also disassociates itself from responsibilities, …
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Kidnapping of Demetrio Tafur Ruiz by the MRTA
The MRTA kidnapped the president of the San Martin County, Demetrio Tafur Ruiz, requesting the intervention of the Church to solve this problem. Tafur was released on July 28, through the mediation of the Church. This case shows the mediating role that the Church played in some conflicts with subversive …
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Meeting of Vicariates in Ayaviri
The members of the vicariates of Ayaviri, Sicuani, Juli and Puno meet to evaluate the situation of violence in the region. They underline the need to know the data, the project and the path of the Shining Path in the area and to develop a code of codes for internal …
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Extrajudicial execution of evangelical believers in Callqui
Between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. on August 1, 1984, a Navy patrol violently broke into the Callqui Evangelical Presbyterian Church where 27 people, including 10 minors, were worshiping. The troops entered shooting in the air, formed two lines with guns pointed at them and selected six adult males. They took …
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Raid of CAAAP in Iquitos by the Civil Guard
Members of the Civil Guard brutally raided the premises of the Amazonian Center for Anthropology and Practical Application (CAAAP) in Iquitos, following orders from above. The raid took place late at night on July 28, ripping off the doors with the aim of finding subversive material. The bishops of Iquitos …
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Attack in Juli Bishopric
On Saturday, September 19, 1981, dynamite firecrackers exploded at the main gate of the Bishopric of the Prelature of Juli. This attack occurred approximately one month after about 40 masked hikers ransacked the Palermo farm, where the Institute of Rural Education (IER) was located, five kilometers from the town of …
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Bombing of the headquarters of the Prelature of Juli
In September 1981, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso launched a bomb against the headquarters of the Prelature of Juli. This attack occurred one month after the attack on the Palermo Rural Institute of the Maryknoll Fathers, near Juli, in August 1981. Both assaults provoked a strong wave of indignation among the local …
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Creation of the Universidad Particular de Ayacucho
In 1967, the APRA, allied with the oligarchic sectors and the Huamanga clergy, decided to create the Catholic University of Ayacucho, which would later take the name of Universidad Particular de Ayacucho Victor Andres Belaunde (UPA). With the support of Luis Alberto Sanchez, rector of San Marcos, the UPA received …
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Cardinal Cipriani and the CVR
Cardinal Cipriani's latest homily on the conclusions of the Truth Commission has caused such discomfort among the Ayacuchan faithful that several institutions in that department have begun collecting signatures to …
Signs. A Voice of the Church of the Poor in Peru 1980-2008
Presented here is a work of analysis and reflection on the journal Signos. A publication that over the course of nearly 30 years has expressed its hope for social change …
Reconciliation and Option for the Poor
The theme of reconciliation evokes many echoes in the Christian faith and therefore involves us today in this country. What contribution can we make as Christians to this great task …
Diary of Life and Death. Memories to Recover Humanity
This diary bears witness to specific people, not just numbers or percentages; they are boys and girls with concrete faces and names, and there are also children who were never …
Religious People in Times of Violence in Peru: Chronicle and Theory of Non-Violence
This publication presents some of the activities of religious workers in Peru during the years 1980 to 1992. The text has two approaches. The first part is a chronicle of …
Evangelicals in the CVR Report. Resistance, Consolation, and Indifference
The simple fact that the Final Report includes part of the history of evangelicals during the 20 years of violence is a sign that the course of events in the …
Incense and Broom
The mission of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Mary in Huancapi began during the harshest years of terrorism in our Peru. As is well known, its cradle was the university …
A Sign of Hope
"The purpose of this work is to show, even if briefly, to young people in formation the broad fields of mission that await them; the paths along which they will …
Specialists and Religious Figures: Propose Disseminating the Advantages and Disadvantages of Tubal Ligation
Specialists and religious figures emphasized yesterday the need to launch an information campaign among low-income mothers about the advantages and disadvantages of tubal ligation. The president of the Centro de …
Massacre of Journalists in Huanta
Published January 31, 1983. Other headlines on the same page: Responsibility lies with the comuneros. Announced by the political-military command of the emergency zone. Uchurracai (sic) is characterized by conflict …