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Deadly clashes in Peru's Amazon

At least 31 people are killed in clashes in Peru between the security forces and indigenous people in the Amazon region. Ref. Source 9

Indians Peru

Why can't they leave the people alone. The Amazon is natural for those there but it is not enough for those who seek more land to fill their thirst for more.

Peru Indians History & Civil Business Politics

Peruvian Police Accused of Massacring Indigenous Protesters in Amazon Jungle

Dozens of people are estimated to have been killed in clashes between police and indigenous activists protesting oil and mining projects in the northern Peruvian Amazonian province of Bagua. Peruvian authorities have declared a military curfew, and troops are patrolling towns in the Amazon jungle. Authorities say up to twenty-two policemen have been killed, and two remain missing. The indigenous community says at least forty people, including three children, were killed by the police this weekend. Ref. Source 4

Indians Peru

As Tensions Flare in Peruvian Amazon, Award-Winning Actor Q'orianka Kilcher Heads to Peru to Support Indigenous Rights

Peruvian indigenous leader Alberto Pizango has been granted asylum in Nicaragua after leading protests against oil and mining projects in the northern Peruvian Amazonian province of Bagua. Over the weekend, an estimated sixty people died after police tried to break up a blockade. We speak to actor Q'orianka Kilcher, of part Indigenous Quechua descent, who is heading to Peru to support the Amazonian protest. Ref. Source 4

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Quechua Indians Protests

Bolivia to revoke mine licence after protests: President Evo Morales to revoke concessions of Canadian silver mine following violent opposition from Quechua Indians. Ref. Source 6