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Amazonia for Sale

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:07:13 +0000

Amazonia for Sale is a new documentary on the Awajun People and their struggle to protect their ancestral territory. Approximately 35 minutes in length, Amazonia for Sale tells the story of the Awajun Peoples, who, like so many other Indigenous People around the world, are struggling to preserve their land, protect their way of life, [...]

Company activities suspended in Ajwun and Wampis sacred territory

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:07:13 +0000

Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines announced this week that it is “indefinitely suspending” Minera Afrodita’s exploration activities in the Cordillera del Condor region of Peru. As reported by Servindi, the announcement follows a recommendation by the Supervisory Agency for Investment in Energy and Mining (OSINERGIN), which recently that found that Afrodita, a subsidiary of the [...]

Peru: Five Die in Protests March 5th

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:43:14 +0000

via Act for Freedom: LIMA – Five people have died in the northern city of Piura in violent clashes between shopkeepers and police over plans to remove street vendors from the vicinity of a local market, Peruvian media reported on Thursday. Three people died on Wednesday and two others on Thursday from wounds they received in street [...]