Tag: Amazon land rights
The Peruvian Amazon Explodes…But Is Anyone Watching?
Written by David Cleary | June 23rd, 2009
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The death of at least 45 people in rioting between police and indigenous demonstrators in the town of Bagua in the Peruvian Amazon on June 5th was, among other things, a neat demonstration of what doesn’t count as news in the global village. (See video above of the clash from Enlace Nacional, a Peruvian news [...]
