Communicaciones Aliadas condemns the Peruvian government's violent and repressive response in Bagua to the Amazonian communities' protests in defense of their ancestral rights to their land. We lament the loss of life, both of indigenous protesters and of the police. Below we've posted information reactions and other documents for our readers on the horrific events that occurred in the northern Peruvian Amazon this June. |
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Rallying to Save the Amazon, Indigenous Peoples are Attacked and Murdered in Peru, American Jewish World Service (AJWS). 06/16/09 |
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U.S. Government Pressured to Take Action on Peru Conflict Given Role of US-Peru Trade Agreement, Amazon Watch. 06/15/09 |
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Perú: radio station’s license is cancelled. Measure seen as a punishment for the way in which it reported about the amazonian conflict, Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS). 06/12/09 |
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Worldwide protests in support of Amazon Indians, Survival International. 06/12/09 |
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“Indian leader forced into exile as President calls protesters ‘savages’,” Survival International. 06/10/09 |
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Blood at the Blockade: Peru's Indigenous Uprising, NACLA. 06/08/09 |
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Peru: Battle lines drawn over the Amazon, NACLA. 06/08/09 |
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Washington Office on Latin America press release. 06/08/09 |
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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) press release. 06/08/09 |
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ACT (Action by Churches Together) Peru declaration. 06/08/09 |
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FEDEPAZ releases photos of violence in Bagua. 06/08/09 |
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Survival International press release. 06/08/09 |
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Amazon Alliance and other organizations press release. 06/06/09 |
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