Peru: Indigenous Person Gunned Down During Mining Protest In Madre De Dios

Peru: Indigenous Person Gunned Down During Mining Protest In Madre De Dios   Translated from Spanish, Original Below   Francisco Areque Jipa (38) was found tragically dead today after being shot in the head during demonstrations that have occurred over the past ten days in Madre de Dios over mining in the area of the South East of the Peruvian jungle.   According to his wife, Natalia Omnia Buyo (27), who was with the victim at the time of the incident, her husband was...

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