By SIMON ROMERO
June 11, 2009
Tomas Munita for The New York Times
Members of an indigenous group opposed to Peru’s plans to open large parts of the Amazon to drilling and logging demonstrated Thursday in Iquitos, Peru.
Members of an indigenous group opposed to Peru’s plans to open large parts of the Amazon to drilling and logging demonstrated Thursday in Iquitos, Peru.
IQUITOS, Peru — Faced with a simmering crisis over dozens of deaths in the quelling of indigenous protests last week, Peru’s Congress this week suspended the decrees that had set off the protests over plans to open large parts of the Peruvian Amazon to investment. Senior officials said they hoped this would calm nerves and ease the way for oil drillers and loggers to pursue their projects.
Peru tribes vow to continue protest
June 12, 2009
Peruvian tribes have vowed to continue their protests against land laws six days after at least 60 people were killed in clashes between protesters and police.
Police fire tear gas in Peru protests
By CARLA SALAZAR
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Riot police used tear gas to turn student protesters away from Peru's Congress on Thursday as thousands marched to back Amazon Indians resisting oil and natural gas exploration on their land. At least 20,000 students, labor union members and indigenous Peruvians from the country's Andean highlands to its jungle lowlands joined the mostly peaceful nationwide protests.
By Lucien Chauvin and Sara Miller Llana
June 11, 2009
Indigenous groups say government is just trying to stop efforts to protect jungle from oil and logging development. More protests are planned today.
Peru’s Congress suspends land laws, but is it enough to calm Amazon conflict?
By Kevin Gray
Peru tribes vow to continue protest
June 12, 2009
Peruvian tribes have vowed to continue their protests against land laws six days after at least 60 people were killed in clashes between protesters and police.
Police fire tear gas in Peru protests
By CARLA SALAZAR
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Riot police used tear gas to turn student protesters away from Peru's Congress on Thursday as thousands marched to back Amazon Indians resisting oil and natural gas exploration on their land. At least 20,000 students, labor union members and indigenous Peruvians from the country's Andean highlands to its jungle lowlands joined the mostly peaceful nationwide protests.
By Lucien Chauvin and Sara Miller Llana
June 11, 2009
Indigenous groups say government is just trying to stop efforts to protect jungle from oil and logging development. More protests are planned today.
Peru’s Congress suspends land laws, but is it enough to calm Amazon conflict?
By Kevin Gray
Peru’s Congress hopes to calm protests over President Alan Garcia’s plans to open up the country’s Amazon region to oil and logging by multinational companies but the conflict is far from being resolved.
Peru protest leader takes refuge
A Peruvian indigenous leader linked to protests in the Amazon region has sought refuge in the Nicaraguan embassy in Lima, Peru's prime minister says. Alberto Pizango is accused of sedition, conspiracy and rebellion, after clashes in the north of the country with the army that left more than 30 dead.
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