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Peruvians In South
Protest For Land Ownership, Environment Protection
Lima - Inhabitants from
several southern Peruvian provinces on Monday
blocked important highways to protest against the
land use and the industrial pollution to the
environment.
Protestors from the departments of Cusco, Ayacucho,
Apurimac and Junin have been setting up roadblocks,
blocking highways for several days, asking the
central government to build more infrastructure in
the four southern provinces, and to stop foreign
mining and oil companies from exploring local land
and hurting local environment.
Police clashed with the indigenous Indians in the
Amazon region also on land issues on June 5 and 6,
causing at least 34 deaths. Facing pressure from the
international community, the Peruvian Congress
revoked two controversial decrees on land ownership
in the Amazon river basin, which triggered mass
protests by indigenous groups. n and recall the 10
years of the Free Trade Agreement between both
countries. |
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