Jacob Kessler

CBS News • 24th January 2023

Police in Peru raid university in Lima amid growing protests

Peruvian police raided a university in the capital, Lima, over the weekend, to detain protesters taking part in anti-government demonstrations. Jacob Kessler, a freelance journalist based in Peru, joins CBS News to discuss the latest.

CBC - The World This Weekend • 21st January 2023

One Killed, Dozens Injured at Protests

At least 58 people were injured and one was killed during anti-Boluarte protests. And according to government officials, at least two police stations were attacked, with one station being set on fire. Meanwhile, police have used armored vehicles to break open the gates to San Marcos University, one of the most prestigious universities in Peru.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency • 20th February 2024

Israel bars Brazilian president after he compares Gaza war to the Holocaust

A major rift between Brazil and Israel has opened up after Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, likened Israel’s war in Gaza to the Holocaust.

Al Jazeera • 14th December 2023

‘Regime of impunity’: Victims react to Fujimori’s prison release in Peru

The ex-president had been convicted of crimes against humanity after his government ordered the massacre of 25 people.

The China Project • 31st May 2023

An embattled Chinese mine in Peru faces its latest challenge

On April 20, the widows and children of five deceased miners in Peru gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Lima. “Murderer Shougang: pay reparations to the widows,” they chanted.

Their husbands had worked at the Chinese state-owned Shougang Hierro Mine in Marcona, a city about 520 kilometers southeast of Lima. During the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 20 workers died from the virus, and now the wives of these workers are demanding compensation, arguing that Shougang’s inadequate safety protocols make them responsible for their late husbands’ deaths.

CBC News • 11th January 2023

At least 17 people killed in Peru political protests

Peru's political crisis has deepened with clashes between supporters of former president Pedro Castillo and security forces resulting in 17 deaths in Juliaca.

Interview with CBC's Aarti Pole.

Al Jazeera • 10th August 2023

Mass arrest at LGBTQ club in Venezuela prompts outcry over discrimination

It was an otherwise ordinary night at the Avalon Club, a bar and sauna popular with the LGBTQ community in Valencia, Venezuela’s third-largest city. Music was playing, drinks were flowing and guests were enjoying the accommodations, which included a restaurant, smoking room and massage parlour. But that evening, on July 23, police would burst into the club, propelling the venue and its patrons into the national spotlight — and sparking questions about LGBTQ discrimination in Venezuela.

The China Project • 14th July 2023

The Brazil-China relationship, as seen through the BRICS bank

A lot of the controversy surrounding Jabbour’s hiring initially focused on an interview he did on Inteligência Ltda, a popular Brazilian podcast. “During the entire Bolsonaro administration and last election [in 2022], [Jabbour] shared his opinions against the administration by participating in a lot of podcasts, including some that are very conservative,” Rafael Abrão, a Brazilian researcher with the International Institute for Asian Studies, told The China Project. Former president Jair Bolson

Al Jazeera • 17th April 2023

Taiwan in the hot seat during Paraguay presidential elections

Paraguay’s presidential election features opposing views about whether to maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

Honduras announced that, after decades of having diplomatic relations with Taiwan, its government would switch to recognising the People’s Republic of China as the “only legitimate government that represents all of China”.

CBC - The World This Hour • 15th April 2023

Chinese Company May Control 100% of Lima Electricity

A state-owned Chinese enterprise has signed a billion-dollar deal with the Italian energy group Enel. If the deal gets regulatory approval, China will control the supply of all power in Lima

Jewish Telegraphic Agency • 31st May 2023

Israelis flock to this tiny town in Peru for vacation — and psychedelic spirituality

PISAC, Peru (JTA) — About 20 miles northeast of the tourist capital of Cusco, the small Peruvian town of Pisac sits nestled among the verdant Andes Mountains. Lined with cobblestone streets and two-story adobe houses, the town offers a distinct blend of ancient Incan culture and breathtaking landscapes.

Pisac’s main square, Plaza de Armas, is often filled with Indigenous women pulling alpacas, local art dealers selling their handmade artisanal wares and kids playing soccer — nothing out of the

CBC - World Report • 8th May 2023

27 Killed at Peru Gold Mine

At least 27 miners were killed over the weekend after a fire broke out at a gold mine in southern Peru. Prosecutors have begun an investigation into what exactly caused the deadly blaze This accident is the worst mining disaster in Peru since 2002.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency • 28th April 2023

Paraguay’s election has implications for its Israeli embassy — and its relationship with Jerusalem

The question of where countries keep their embassies in Israel has become a debate that perpetually attracts controversy around the globe. In Paraguay, ahead of a national election on Sunday, the question is far from decided.

Since former President Donald Trump moved the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 2018, a few other countries have followed suit, agreeing with much of Israel’s political establishment that the latter city, despite international and Palestinian opp

Al Jazeera • 26th April 2023

Rights group denounces ‘brutal’ protest crackdown in Peru

Human Rights Watch has issued a report condemning Peru’s reaction to protests that erupted after a presidential impeachment.