Protesters block Panama highway over mining rights

Protesters block Panama highway over mining rights

Indigenous protesters are blockading the Pan-American Highway in Panama to demand that a mining ban in their homeland remain in place.br br The protest began on Monday after the government approved a series of projects in the western part of the Central American country.br br Indigenous people say the plans would spoil pristine rainforest areas and force their communities to relocate.br ...


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Uploaded: 2012-02-05

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