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[Climate and Capitalism] Hugo Blanco on the Massacre at Bagua : Climate and Capitalism: At the service of these companies which are his masters, Alan García (the current President and leader of the ruling APRA party) has developed the theory that as small farmers or indigenous communities do not have capital to invest, they should give free passage to big predatory companies like mining companies in the sierra and the extractors of hydrocarbons in the jungle. Throughout the national territory they must allow free passage to the big agribusiness companies that kill the ground through monoculture and pesticides, which only produce for export and not for the internal market.

[KARAKOK OTONOMU TR/CH] Boston Anti-Authoritarian Movement BAAM « KARAKOK OTONOMU TR/CH: Protesters Voice Concern for Indigenous Massacre in Peru By Sofia Jarrin-Thomas —- Acoalition of 13 grassroots organizations in Boston delivered a letter today to the Peruvian Consulate to raise concerns over the military and police aggression against a peaceful protest of indigenous people in Bagua, Peru. On June 5th, police forces opened fire on a protest of more than thirty thousand people, representing several indigenous groups, who had held a 57-day strike to contest the enactment of new laws that would open

[Republic of Lakotah - Mitakuye Oyasin] Weekend Update #21: Gracias Para Peru : Republic of Lakotah ...: . President Garcia authorized a military response. The government issued arrest warrants on charges of sedition for indigenous leaders, forcing three leaders to seek political asylum in the Nicaraguan embassy.

[The New Internationalist Blog - From the Archive] Brutality in Bagua -- New Internationalist Blog: Peru's Attorney General, Oswaldo Bautista, is pressing charges against 43 indigenous protesters in connection with the police deaths in Bagua, but has taken no action against police officers responsible for civilian deaths. When reporters pointed out this contradiction, Bautista responded blithely that he was waiting for autopsy results, and admitted that the Government hadn't even launched an investigation into the civilian deaths. 

[Council on Hemispheric Affairs] Murder in Peru: Indigenous Rights and Corporate Interests ...: The root of the conflict in Peru is the government’s failure to consult with the tribal leadership before selling tens-of-millions of dollars worth of exploration rights to foreign companies - deals on which it cannot renege because of the fines that would be applied due to the terms of the recently passed FTA between the Peru and the U.S. Unable to extract itself from its agreements with foreign companies, Lima neglected its constitutional obligations to its indigenous citizens. Now, as fingers have pointed blame for the outbreak of violence in every direction, the president of Aidesep, and its most visible leader, Alberto Pizango, has sought asylum in Nicaragua in order to evade the police who have accused him of sedition.

[Tribune] Tribune » Blog Archive » Devil's Bend may mark turning point ...: Indigenous rights are been energetically promoted by governments such as those of Evo Morales in Bolivia, which has nationalised many foreign businesses. Under Rafael Correa’s government in Ecuador, native groups are engineering a showdown in US courts against the oil companies which have polluted and ruined their lands in the Andes over decades in ways reminiscent of Shell’s activities in the delta area of Nigeria.

[It's Getting Hot In Here] Fighting Liquefied Natural Gas, From Oregon to Peru « It's Getting ...: My friend from Iquitos and I agreed that both our country´s governments have ignored the effects of fossil fuel extraction for far too long.  I tried to convey that we are making some progress in the US, though my optimism was far from unqualified.  ¨Your president,¨ said my friend, ¨he has an honest face.¨ I replied cautiously that I believe Obama truly wants to make change, but there are many other individuals in our government who will make it difficult for him.  My eyes lingered on the No LNG button pinned to the backpack of my travelling companion from the US.  She, like me, has gone to protests against LNG back home, and worked to raise awareness of the issue at our school.

[Caracas Gringo] Bolivarian Revolution in Peru « Caracas Gringo: But President Morales finally owned up that he supported Pizango’s indigenous movement. “It’s not possible that most reviled (people) in Latin American history should be humlitiated as we have just seen,” Morales declared, adding that the “Indigenous movement of Latin America is a great defender of the planet Earth, of the environment, and that is why the struggles to defend equality and social justice will continue.”

[ILC Commercial Pressures on Land Blog] ILC Commercial Pressures on Land Blog » Blog Archive » Peruvian ...: In response to radio reports of the police repression, hundreds of Awajun Indians who had taken over a pumping station on the country’s main oil pipeline, several hours to the north, overpowered 34 police officers stationed nearby, and tied their hands and feet with vines. The next day, as police and army troops attempted to rescue the hostages, protesters murdered 10 police officers before fleeing into the nearby rainforest.

[Choike.org Blog] Blood at the Blockade: Peru's Indigenous Uprising - Choike.org Blog: Meanwhile, a defiant Pizango maintained that Aidesep’s campaign of civil disobedience would only be lifted with the total repeal of García’s “Law of the Jungle.” Pizango also announced a platform of issues that indigenous representatives planned to bring to the table, including points on indigenous territorial rights, self-determination, health and education, development, and cultural integrity.

[Dear Kitty. Some blog] Dear Kitty. Some blog :: Peruvian police kills indigenous people ...: Amazon Watch and Western media report indigenous protesters outside of Bagua, in a remote area of northern Peruvian Amazon, were forcibly dispersed by tear gas and real bullets. Reuters reports 12 protesters were killed, while Agence ...

[Solve Climate: Daily Climate News and Opinion] Violent Crackdown on Amazon Oil Protest Reverberates Around the ...: He has made some statements that reinforce that, namely: ”˜That's enough, these people don't have a crown, they aren't citizens of the first class who can tell us, 400,000 natives to 28 million Peruvians - you don't have any right to come through here’.

[This.org feed] EcoChamber #10: Peru's civil war for the Amazon : This.org: Earlier this month, Peru’s president, Alan Garcia, said the indigenous protesters were standing in the way of progress, modernity, and were part of an international conspiracy to keep Peru impoverished with their blockades.

[The Karikuy Blog] Peru Bloggers Targeted by Hackers: However, some bloggers like Luis Aguirre of Bloodyhell [es] describes how the Peruvian blogosphere cannot be looked at in the same way and it has become a cutthroat environment due to the economic interests at stake.

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