The peasant blockade of the giant Chinese-owned Las Bambas copper mine in Peru’s southern Andes is creating a growing crisis for the Castillo government.
More than 100 Catholic Religious Congregations and Conferences from seven countries sign a manifesto in which they demand a post-extractivist model of development which respects people and the environment.In November, an in-person meeting of the Latin American Ecclesial Assembly .
By Marcelo Rochabrun PISACCASA, Peru (Reuters) - Gabino Leon is angry, and he is not alone. The farmer in Peru's southern Apurimac region watches each.
Wbeimar Cetina says he remembers with chilling clarity the 14 months he spent in jail in Arauca, Colombia. Because he couldn’t have visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he replayed in his mind the last moments he lived with his family. He also dwelled on Feb. 10, 2020, when a group of armed police officers […]