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El Salvador: Canadian Mining Firm Files Lawsuit Against Seven Anti-Mining Activists

Categories: Latin America, El Salvador, Economics & Business, Environment, Law, Protest

Voices from El Salvador's Weblog [1] reports: “Tension in the debate over Pacific Rim [2]’s efforts to mine gold in Cabañas continues […] In this latest episode, Pacific Rim has filed a lawsuit against seven anti-mining activists in Cabañas, the province where Pacific Rim’s El Dorado property is located, accusing them of aggravated robbery, damage to private property, and deprivation of liberty.”