Peru: Contamination in Mining Town La Oroya

Ground Report 3 months ago Region: Peru

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) recently declared the petition admissible against the Peruvian State for committing human rights abuses against the residents of the mining city of La Oroya, located in... more

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Censorship in Youtube: if you think independent media is possible please read this

Carlos A. Quiroz 4 months ago Region: District of Columbia

I am a video blogger. Last Wednesday July15 morning, as I started my daily task of blogging while at work –a great benefit I get by working with progressive people- I decided to upload a video that I prepared the pre... more

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246 children in Peru die of freezing temperatures

Mohan Nepali 4 months ago Region: Peru

Lima-based BBC correspondent Dan Collyns reports that 246 children have died from pneumonia and other respiratory infections so far this year in Peru's southern Andes. According to reports, this year freezing temperatures... more

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Up to 250 Indigenous Peruvians Killed in Bagua, Says Leader Miguel Palacin

Carlos A. Quiroz 5 months ago Region: Peru

I just finished a phone conversation with Miguel Palacin, he is the president of Coordinadora Andina de Organizaciones Indigenas (CAOI) or the Andean Coordination of Indigenous Organizations. I first met Miguel Palacin ... more

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Peruvian protest over Amazon Rainforest turns deadly

Breaking Tweets 5 months ago Region: Peru

Per The New York Times, violence has erupted between indigenous protesters and the Peruvian police in the northern Bagua Province. The indigenous groups were protesting the government’s plans to open vast tracts of r... more

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Peruvian Town Faces Off Against Mining Companies

Global Voices a year ago Region: Peru

Posted by Juan Arellano to Global Voices Online   Many may have heard of the village of Rancas because Peruvian writer Manuel Scorza wrote about the place in his series of novels “The Silent War,” and pe... more

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Peru: President Says Country Closer to Overcoming Poverty

Global Voices a year ago Region: Peru

President Alan Garcia has claimed that Peru is a step away from overcoming poverty and soon will no longer be a developing nation. Garcia said that by the year 2015, less than 10% of Peruvians would be living in poverty. B... more

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Peru: Puno Leader Seeking Greater Autonomy for Region

Global Voices a year ago Region: Peru

by Juan Arellano The Regional President of Puno, Hernán Fuentes, is seeking that the region become an autonomous or federated state, in which it is given financial, administrative and political autonomy. This annou... more

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CONMEBOL Week 11 Results And Standings

Juan Arango 7 months ago Region: Argentina

Uruguay took a huge leap towards getting back into the race to qualifying for South Africa 2010 with a convincing win over first place Paraguay at the mythical Centenario in Montevideo.  It was the vanguard (Diego For... more

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Peru jails Fujimori for crimes against humanity

Mohan Nepali 7 months ago Region: Peru

Peru has jailed its former President Alberto Fujimori, a once-upon-a-time hero, encouraged and rewarded by the US Administration for his stern suppressive measures against Peruvian Maoists. At his 70, he faces the 25-ye... more

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