Peru: Aymaras protest transnational mining company

After weeks of peaceful protests, demonstrators, outnumbering police, have targeted buildings and set cars on fire in southeast Peru, where the government is allowing a Canadian firm to open a silver mine. Al Jazeera's Craig Mauro reports from Peru.

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[scorpian8king]

aki ahora es un tiempo de verdad y de purificacion

[scorpian8king]

SOY IN SOLIDARIDAD CON ESTE GETNE! SOY UN INDIGENA DE EEAU ABAJO AL DIABLOS DE LA PUEBLO COMO OBAMA Y OTRA DIABLOS DE LOS JUDEO FALSAS EN EL BANCO MUNDIAL TODO ES PARA PESOS POR ESO. CARAJO LOS BANQUEROS MUNDIALES QUIEN SON GENTE MUY MALDITO ! MI HERMANAS Y HERMANOS SOY IN SOLIDARIDAD CON TU.!!! EL ESPIRITU MAS GRANDE EL MAS ALTO SE MATARAN ESTE GENTE MALO COMO LOS BANQUEROS MUNDIALES Y OTRO TERRORISTAS COMO "ISRAEL,"

dispense mi espanol malo no es mi idioma principal

[MrTopoli]

Canada Get Out Of Peru. Do not steal these poor people's wealth and do not manipulate their environment.

Canada is not a good country according to what is doing to the poor people in South America.

[jazaca]

Un empresario que salio de abajo por su esfuerzo y perseverancia no tiene derechos según Humala por que según el con su pequeña mente militar se enriqueció ilícitamente mientras que un supuesto pobre que se dedica a tener hijos, donde tener dinero esta por sobre la educación de sus hijos donde la VIVEZA prima, según el tiene mas derechos . Todos somos iguales??? SI pero no tenemos la misma mentalidad ,no todos queremos ser médicos o militares También podemos de artistas músicos empresarios etc..

[camdez99]

I wonder based on what these people are talking. The land belongs to the State and when there is a conflict in the use of the land the preference is given to the farmers to ptotect the environment. These people are not lawyers and do not know the peruvian constitution to validly assert a congruent position. Pure ignorance. I do understand that this mess is purel;y political due to the upcoming peruvian elections to favor their leftist candidate Ollanta....Shame on him

[eight18]

@Schwyndfst ahh yes the right to a 'free market' ehh? please, no one believes that bullshit anymore

[Schwyndfst]

@eight18

The owners of the land are the peasants, there was an Agrarian Reform circa 1968.

Mining companies should deal directly with them to buy up their land or pay a compensation for the right to extract mineral out of their land.

[eight18]

@Schwyndfst owners of the land? it would exactly the same you dumbass, the wealthy landowners have always been the governing body, a privatized " free maket " facist dystopia which you rightwing nuts love so much

[Schwyndfst]

The Context: Peru is due to held elections next week (June 5th)

There is widespread suspition over mining activities in Peru, because most of the revenue is directed to government (regional or national).

If all revenue were given to the owners of the land, things woud be different. But then, how on earth would the Gov. could afford to pay for the Secod Generation Rights all of you leftitsts love so much?

[DayLi2US]

Peru is run by the corporate powers of Global Business... it should be rightly run by the people and for the people because the resources are of the people, they are the rightful owners...