Mining protests flare up during Peru’s election season
Thousands of protesters marched in Peru’s southern states of Puno and Arequipa following developments…
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Huge boost in Peru’s copper production to drive 2016 growth
Peru’s government expects copper production to grow by 66% to overtake China as the world’s second-largest…
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What are locals saying about Peru’s Tia Maria copper project?
The state of emergency which implemented martial law in Arequipa’s Islay province expired over three…
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Tia Maria protest leaders received thousands of dollars
Investigators revealed that leaders of the opposition to the Tia Maria copper project received thousands…
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Anti-mining groups hold three-day protest in southern Peru
Anti-mining opposition holds three-day protest against Tia Maria in southern Peru. Opposition to the…
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Anti-mining groups defiant before Tia Maria outreach
New leaders of the opposition to southern Peru’s Tia Maria copper project will look to continue demonstrations…
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Peru police allowed lethal force in violent protests
Peru’s government has enacted by decree a law that allows police to use lethal force during protests…
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Tia Maria protests resume ahead of talks with government
Two weeks after the end of martial law in Arequipa’s Islay province, residents held a protest last…
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Government backtracks on minimum wage increase
Prime minister Pedro Cateriano announced that Peru would not increase the minimum wage before the end…
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Opposition launches legal offense against Tia Maria copper mine
Opposition to the Tia Maria copper project in Arequipa has filed a lawsuit which aims to nullify the…
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