Ecuador: Indigenous Leaders Denounce Army's Attempt To Evict Them To Make Way For Mining

Ecuador: Indigenous Leaders Denounce Army's Attempt To Evict Them To Make Way For Mining   Translated from Spanish, Original Below   The Kichwa indigenous community of Tzawata denounced an alleged interference of the army to evict them from their territory in the province of Napo, in order to allow mining.   According to Alvarado Modesto, representing the indigenous community, the army came to the community of Tzawata to evict its inhabitants to the Canadian mining company Merendon can again...

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