Peru: radio station closed in conflicted Espinar
Text Radio Espinar, the local transmitter in Espinar province of Peru's Cuzco region, charges that its license was revoked as retaliation for its coverage of anti-mining protests.Radio Espinar, the...
View ArticlePeru: disappearing glacier sounds climate alarm
A new study published in Science finds that the critical Quelccaya Ice Cap in the Peruvian Andes has shrunk to it smallest extent since the end of the last Ice Age.A new study published in Science...
View ArticlePeru: student protests rock Cuzco
Text Riot police clashed with student protesters in Cuzco opposing a proposed education law they call a step towards privatizion of Peru's national university system.Riot police clashed with student...
View ArticleCuzco: unrest over water mega-diversion
Text National Police clashed with villagers at Espinar province in Cuzco, as residents declared a "war footing" to halt construction of the Majes Siguas II irrigation mega-project.In a popular...
View ArticlePeru to move ahead with Camisea gas expansion?
Text Peru plans to move forward with the controversial expansion of the Camisea gas project in the rainforest of Cuzco region, over the protests of local indigenous peoples.Peru seems poised to move...
View ArticleEthnic cleansing on Peru's jungle border
Text 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.Highly vulnerable...
View ArticlePeru: deadly repression of pipeline protests
Text 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 UN...
View ArticlePeru: rural mayor killed in jungle unrest
Text The mayor of a jungle pueblo was among three killed in clashes during a general strike related to the Camisea gas pipeline in Peru's Convención Valley.On Sept. 6, a confrontation at a protest...
View ArticlePeru: privatization of archaeological sites seen
Text Public sector workers in Cuzco held a rally in the historic city to protest plans by Peru's government to allow private administration of cultural and archaeological sites.Public sector workers...
View ArticlePeru: radio station closed in conflicted Espinar
Text Radio Espinar, the local transmitter in Espinar province of Peru's Cuzco region, charges that its license was revoked as retaliation for its coverage of anti-mining protests.Radio Espinar, the...
View ArticlePeru: disappearing glacier sounds climate alarm
A new study published in Science finds that the critical Quelccaya Ice Cap in the Peruvian Andes has shrunk to it smallest extent since the end of the last Ice Age.A new study published in Science...
View ArticlePeru: student protests rock Cuzco
Text Riot police clashed with student protesters in Cuzco opposing a proposed education law they call a step towards privatizion of Peru's national university system.Riot police clashed with student...
View ArticleCuzco: unrest over water mega-diversion
Text National Police clashed with villagers at Espinar province in Cuzco, as residents declared a "war footing" to halt construction of the Majes Siguas II irrigation mega-project.In a popular...
View ArticlePeru to move ahead with Camisea gas expansion?
Text Peru plans to move forward with the controversial expansion of the Camisea gas project in the rainforest of Cuzco region, over the protests of local indigenous peoples.Peru seems poised to move...
View ArticleEthnic cleansing on Peru's jungle border
Text 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.Highly vulnerable...
View ArticlePeru: deadly repression of pipeline protests
Text 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 UN...
View ArticlePeru: rural mayor killed in jungle unrest
Text The mayor of a jungle pueblo was among three killed in clashes during a general strike related to the Camisea gas pipeline in Peru's Convención Valley.On Sept. 6, a confrontation at a protest...
View ArticlePeru: privatization of archaeological sites seen
Text Public sector workers in Cuzco held a rally in the historic city to protest plans by Peru's government to allow private administration of cultural and archaeological sites.Public sector workers...
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APEC summit: Peru moves closer to China
Text At the APEC the summit in Lima, China and Peru signed a series of bilateral agreements to advance "free trade" and cooperation in the mineral and resource sectors.peru.gifDuring the Asia-Pacific...
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Peru: Amazon highway at issue in Toledo scandal
Text The Inter-Oceanic Highway, long a focus of protest in Peru's Amazon, is at issue in the corruption scandal implicating ex-president Alejandro Toledo.peru.gifPeru's prosecutor general Pablo...
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