Countries:
Peru
Topics:
Governance, Indigenous, Protest
Languages:
Spanish

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Español: Peru: Bloqueo de carreteras en la Región San Martín...

The Blog de Ideeleradio - Red Nacional informs about the road blockade protests by 7,000 members of indigenous communities in the cities of Tarapoto and Yurimaguas. They say that they are protesting against government measures that will violate their right to stay on their land.

3 comments

  • Pingback: Global Voices Online » Peru: Indigenous Communities Continue Protests

    [...] good for mining and oil exploration, and some say that is where the real intentions lie. Recently these protests have restarted throughout different parts of the Amazon region, Tarapoto, Yurimaguas, the Napo Rivers, and other [...]

    # 2009-05-7 at 0:56 am

  • Pingback: GLOBAL VOICES: INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES PROTEST - Daily Babel

    [...] good for mining and oil exploration, and some say that is where the real intentions lie. Recently these protests have restarted throughout different parts of the Amazon region, Tarapoto, Yurimaguas, the Napo Rivers, and other [...]

    # 2009-05-7 at 2:20 am

  • Pingback: Peru: Indigenous Communities Continue Protests « storypress

    [...] good for mining and oil exploration, and some say that is where the real intentions lie. Recently these protests have restarted throughout different parts of the Amazon region, Tarapoto, Yurimaguas, the Napo Rivers, and other [...]

    # 2009-05-15 at 11:32 am

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