Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been sentenced to six years in prison after being found guilty of corruption. Fujimori is already serving 25 years in prison for orchestrating military-sponsored killings and kidnappings.

A Miami judge has awarded $125,000 in damages to two Peruvian maids who sued their former boss, an IBM executive who made them work 19-hour days and sleep in a closet. (via Living in Peru)

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori will serve over seven years in prison after being convicted on corruption charges.

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has admitted to paying off a former goverment employee with $15 million in goverment money.

Peruvian indigenous leader Alberto Pizango has been granted political asylum in Nicaragua, according to Amazon Indian federation leader Edson Rosales. Pizango was one of the organizers of a protest over land rights that left over 50 dead. Peru has since overturned the land ownership laws that sparked the violence. (via Foreign Policy)

Peru's government has suspended two land laws that sparked violent protests and left over 50 people dead in the South American country.

Over 30 people died in protests in Perú between law enforcement and indigenous people in the Amazon region who claim their government is allowing foreign companies to exploit their land.

Perú has announced it will ban homosexuals from becoming police officers because gays will "damage the reputation" of those who work in law enforcement.

Relations between Bolivia and Perú have become strained as Perú granted refugee status to two Bolivian government officials who are fleeing genocide charges. The Bolivian politicians are allegedly orchestrated the killing of 63 protesters by soldiers in 2003. (via Foreign Policy)

Peru announced it will grant political asylum to Manuel Rosales, the former mayor of Maracaibo, Venezuela, who says he is being persecuted by political rival and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.