The Andes
Peru: Conga protest camp fired on
The protest camp at the Conga site was evicted by company goons, only to be re-established days later. But unknown gunmen fired on the new encampment.
Tag: Cajamarca
The Andes
Peru: police fire on Cajamarca campesinos —again
National Police troops in Peru’s northern Cajamarca province clashed with local campesinos on communal lands coveted by the Yanacoha mining company, injuring four.
The Andes
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."
The Andes
Peru: police fire on Cajamarca protesters —again
National Police troops in Peru’s Cajamarca region opened fire on campesinos protesting the Chadín II hydro-electric project at the highland town of Celendín, wounding nine.
The Andes
Peru: peasant leader killed in Cajamarca
Carlos Vásquez Becerra, a campesino leader who opposed mining projects in Peru’s conflicted Cajamarca region, was found beaten to death in a canyon.
The Andes
Peru: new stand-off at Conga mine site
Some 4,000 campesino protesters again converged on the Conga mine site in Peru, pledging to establish an encampement and remain there to resist operations.
The Amazon
Peru: demands emerge for ‘plurinational state’
As Peru’s government continues to stall on implementation of the Prior Consultation Law, indigenous leaders have issued calls for declaration of a “plurinational state.”
The Andes
Peru: is Conga project cancelled?
Peru’s mining minister Jorge Merino denied media reports that the controversial gold project at Conga, in northern Cajamarca region, has been cancelled.
The Andes
Peru: new confrontation at Conga mine site
National Police fired on protesters occupying the site of the Conga gold mining project in Peru's Cajamarca region, leaving one wounded in the leg and abdomen.
The Andes
Peru: clash at Conga mine site
Campesino protesters at the site of the Conga mining project in Peru’s Cajamarca region stormed police lines, putting pipes and other equipment to the torch.
The Andes
Peru: new anti-mining struggle in Cajamarca
National Police troops attacked hundreds of campesinos in Peru’s northern Cajamarca region in a protest against the mineral operations of Canadian-owned Sulliden Gold Corporation.
The Andes
Peru: Newmont denies plans to quit Cajamarca
Peru’s Yanacocha mining company, facing an ultimatum from protesters to leave the contested Conga site, denied press reports that it plans to quit gold-rich Cajamarca region.