Wereld Milieu Dag in Bagua (Peru)

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De indianen in het Peruaanse Amazonewoud, die meer dan vijftig dagen lang protesteerden tegen de uitverkoop van hun territorium, kregen vrijdag, op Wereld Milieu Dag de Peruaanse politie op hun dak. Voorlopige balans: 38 doden. Of hoe repressie en extractieve industrieën hand in hand gaan. Te zot voor woorden. De foto's zijn eng.

NEW YORK TIMES 06-06-09
LIMA, Peru — Clashes between indigenous protesters and security forces on a remote jungle highway in northern Peru left more than two dozen dead on Friday, including nine police officers, heightening tension over intensifying protests by indigenous groups over plans to open vast tracts of rain forest to oil drilling, logging and hydroelectric dams. More ...

GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE 05-06-09
The continuing tense situation in the Amazon Region of Peru has taken a turn for the worst and has become unbearable in city of Bagua. Reports coming from that area are truly alarming. More ...