The Andes
Peru: guards union leader brutally beaten
International labor groups are calling for letters to a Spanish security firm after the leader of its employees' union in Peru was assaulted on his way to work.
Tag: Peru
The Amazon
Amazon indigenous leaders killed by illegal loggers
Four Asháninka indigenous leaders, well known for their work against illegal logging in the Amazon, were murdered by presumed outlaw loggers near their home in eastern Peru.
The Andes
Peru: deadly repression of pipeline protests
A 16-year-old protester was shot dead by National Police troops at Santa Teresa village in Cuzco region, during a protest against construction of a gas pipeline through local lands.
The Andes
Peru leaks: oil company rewrote environmental law
Leaked e-mails reveal that Austrailia's Karoon Energy provided "technical support" in the proposed reform of Peru's hydrocarbon law that would loosen oversight of oil exploration.
The Andes
Cajamarca: campesino family convicted in retrial
A court in Peru's Cajamarca region sentenced three members of a campesino family to more than two years for "land usurpation" against the Yanacocha mineral company.
The Andes
Peru: new ops against ‘narco-senderistas’
Peru's National Police stepped up operations against "narco-senderistas"—surviving remnants of the Shining Path that control cocaine production in two remote pockets of jungle.
Palestine
Latin America: more nations recall Israel envoys
Latin American governments continued their diplomatic protests against Israel's operations in Gaza, but now the protests aren't just from left and center-left leaders.
The Amazon
‘Massacre’ evidence on Peru’s Amazon borderlands
Rare video footage of the "first contact" with an isolated indigenous band near the Brazil-Peru border has emerged—along with accounts of horrific violence against the group.
Palestine
Latin America: Gaza attack draws strong protests
From indigenous Mapuche in southern Chile to Mayan Muslims in southeastern Mexico, thousands of Latin Americans expressed solidarity with Palestinians under attack from Israel.
The Amazon
Ethnic cleansing on Peru’s jungle border
Highly vulnerable "uncontacted" indigenous bands who recently emerged in the Brazil-Peru border region told neighboring tribes that they were fleeing violent attacks in Peru.
The Andes
Cajamarca: police attack campesino community
National Police troops attacked local residents of El Lirio village in Peru's Cajamarca region after they blocked mining company vehicles that attempted to enter their lands.
The Andes
Peru: protest new legal assault on environment
Indigenous organizations in Peru are calling on President Ollanta Humala not to enact a new bill that would limit public review of environmental inpact studies.