This week Peru recorded the deadliest bout of violence in anti-government protests that have lasted more than a month.

The clashes began when President Pedro Castillo was forced out of office and detained on rebellion charges in early December, having tried to dissolve Congress and rule by decree in the hope of avoiding a third impeachment trial.

Vice-president Dina Boluarte succeeded him but became quickly unpopular as police unleashed deadly violence on Castillo’s supporters, in turn raising anger and inciting more protests and blockades.

Among other things, the protesters are demanding fresh elections and Castillo's release from custody.

‘It was a massacre’: fury and grief amid Peru’s worst political violence in years