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Peru: endgame in Cajamarca struggle?
Even establishment voices in Peru are calling for a suspension of the Conga mining project, as Cajamarca region remains under a state of emergency for another month.
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Colombia: indigenous elder assassinated in Cauca
Lisandro Tenorio, a traditional elder in Cauca, Colombia, was shot dead by unknown assassins—the latest backlash against indigenous demands that armed actors leave their lands.
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Peru: more protests over mining, water
Campesinos in Peru blocked roads to protest the pollution of local waters by a US-owned mining project in Áncash region, and the Pasto Grande II water diversion scheme.
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Peru: state of emergency extended in VRAE
Peru’s President Ollanta Humala has extended the state of emergency in the jungle area called the VRAE, where the Shining Path guerilla movement remains active.
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Peru: Cajamarca dialogue nears collapse
Leaders in Peru’s Cajamarca region said they see no purpose in continuing talks with two Catholic priests trying to mediate a solution to the dispute over the Conga mining project.
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Colombia: UN calls for dialogue with indigenous movement
The UN representative for indigenous rights, James Anaya, called on Colombia to respect demands for the removal of military forces from indigenous territories.
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Colombia: blows against narco-para network?
Colombian National Police arrested one top cartel kingpin, “Sebastian,” and extradited another, “Nano.” But a new paramilitary network linked to the cartels is fast consolidating.
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Peru: toxic mining spill sickens villagers, Anonymous hacks back
More than 100 local residents were sickened by a toxic spill at the giant Antamina copper mine in Peru. Anonymous hackers promptly vandalized the company website.
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Bolivia: coca production down, cocaine production up?
The US government has determined that Bolivia now has fewer coca plantations but it is producing more cocaine because traffickers are using a more “efficient” process known as the “Colombian method,” according to an interview with a diplomat in La… Read moreBolivia: coca production down, cocaine production up?
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Evo Morales: Maya calendar portends end of Coca-Cola… and capitalism
The government of Bolivia will host world indigenous leaders for a Lake Titicaca ceremony on the December solstice to mark the close of a Maya calendric cycle that will supposedly mean the end of Coca-Cola and world capitalism.
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Bolivia: government yields to indigenous demands in Mallku Khota mining conflict
Following a wave of protests by local Aymara campesinos that left one dead earlier this month, Bolivian President Evo Morales agreed to revoke the permit for the Mallku Khota mining project in Potosí department.
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Colombia: indigenous protester killed as army retakes base
One person was killed and 23 wounded as Colombia’s army retook a base that had hours earlier been occupied by protesters in Cauca department. Indigenous protesters armed with sticks ejected soldiers from the base.