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A view of demostrators during a rally at Dos de Mayo square in Lima, Peru, 09 July 2008. Peruvian stage a national strike against the increase of the cost of living, privatizations and the criminalisation of the social protest.
Thursday, Jul. 10, 2008

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  • MARIO HUAMAN,
  • strike organizer, explaining why thousands of Peruvians have taken to the streets to protest the rising cost of living
Photo: PAOLO AGUILAR / EPA | Source: BBC