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Peru: Violent Anti-Mining Protests in Lambayeque

Written byGabriela García Calderón Orbe
Translated byGabriela García Calderón
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Translation posted 26 January 2013 21:17 GMT

Globalizado, a blog by Juan Arellano, recounts what happened [es] on Friday January 25, 2013, when a 100 police agent detachment confronted about 400 local community members from Cañaris and Incahuasi communities in Lambayeque, department located in northwestern Peru.

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Written byGabriela García Calderón Orbe
Translated byGabriela García Calderón

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