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Colombian town expels mining company
After a lengthy dispute with global mega-firm AngloGold Ashanti, the people of the central Colombian town of Piedras passed a referendum to halt the company's operations.
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‘We have made mistakes, some serious’: FARC
FARC commander “Pablo Catatumbo” issued a public statement apologizing for “mistakes,” but also called on the US, Israel and other governments to apologize for funding the war.
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Peru: general strike against labor reform
Peru’s CGTP labor federation led angry protests in Lima ahead of independence day celebrations and pledged to mount a general strike to protest a reactionary new labor law.
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Colombia president: peace law constitutional
Colombia’s President Santos intervened in a hearing of the Constitutional Court to defend the Framework for Peace, the law that brought about peace talks with the FARC rebels.
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Peru: Montesinos cleared in bloody 1997 raid
Peru's Supreme Court acquitted former intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos of charges related to the bloody 1997 raid on the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima.
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Colombia: strikes halt US coal giant Drummond
Indefinite strikes brought Drummond’s coal mining operations to a halt in Colombia, putting further pressure on the country’s economy amid a growing wave of labor actions.
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Colombian ambassador to US resigns over land-theft scandal
Colombia's ambassador in Washington, Carlos Urrutia, resigned after being implicated in the illegal transfer of lands from campesino communities to ag-biz companies, including Cargill.
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Day of mining protests throughout Andean nations
In an internationall coordinated day of action, campesinos and ecologists held protests in Peru, Chile and Argentina under the banner "No to mining, yes to life."
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Colombia: FARC claim taking US soldier prisoner
Colombia’s FARC rebels announced that their fighters have captured a supposedly retired US Navy seaman and Afghanistan war veteran in the south of the country.
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Peru: deadline for payment on expropriated lands
Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal issued a decision ordering the government to honor debt owed for land confiscated under the agrarian reform that began in the 1960s.
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Leaks show massive US spying throughout Americas
The US has been spying on telecommunications in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and 11 other Latin American countries—with a focus on oil and other economic issues.
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Latin leaders react to blocking of Bolivian flight
What appeared to be a clumsy effort to catch US secret leaker Edward Snowden seems to have backfired: three Latin American countries have now offered Snowden asylum.