Monday, 2 January 2012

Occupy Peru Blasts Gold Mining

Occupy Peru Blasts Gold Mining 

Occupy Wall Street has spread to the South American continent as leftist Peruvians are demanding an end to gold mining in their country on the grounds that miners are ignoring “Mother Earth” green policies.

The Houston Chronicle reports that, “demonstrators in Peru resumed their protests on Monday against plans to develop a $4.8 billion gold mine, saying they fear the mine will harm their water supplies.”

Approximately 2,000 Occupy Peruvians joined the demonstration in the northern city of Cajamarca displaying signs reading, “let’s defend our sources of water, now or never.”


According to the Houston Chronicle, “anti-riot police stood guard during the protest, which ended peacefully. In early December, the government had imposed a state of emergency to restore order after a general strike and clashes with police in which dozens of people were injured.”

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