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Demonstrators throw stones at riot police in Lima on July 27, 2013/AFP

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Thousands protest in Peru as president feels heat

Demonstrators throw stones at riot police in Lima on July 27, 2013/AFP

Demonstrators throw stones at riot police in Lima on July 27, 2013/AFP

On the eve of Independence Day celebrations, some 6,000 marchers heeded a call by the country’s largest union confederation, CGTP, to turn out in force.

Those taking to the streets included university students, non-governmental activists and human rights groups.

In addition to a national doctors’ and nurses strike, Humala now faces unions calling for a rethinking of a new law they fear will force the government to lay off huge numbers of state workers.

Students, meanwhile, are upset about a bill in the legislature that they fear will undercut the autonomy of universities.

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