Facing mounting evidence of extortion, jailed anti-mining leader Pepe Julio Gutierrez has been effectively sidelined from the opposition to the Tia Maria copper mine in southern Peru. Tambo Valley Defense Front Full Article »
A police officer died in an Arequipa hospital after being beaten by a mob of Tia Maria protesters in Mollendo. An official with Peru’s interior minister reported that a group Full Article »
A protester against the Tia Maria copper mine in Islay province of Arequipa department was killed during violent unrest in the port city of Mollendo last night. In a 72-hour Full Article »
After fruitless talks with the national government, an anti-mining protest leader was taken into custody by police yesterday morning. Jesus Cornejo and Roger Ramos were arrested yesterday morning for blocking Full Article »
President Ollanta Humala and four cabinet ministers try to convince the local population to end an indefinite protest against the Tia Maria copper mine. Environment minister Manuel Pulgar has already Full Article »
