What happened at Devil's Bend?

On June 5th, 2009, the biggest Amazon Indian uprising in 250 years ended in bloodshed in Peru.

Original story: http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/4635

More than 30 people were killed, more than 170 wounded, and many are still missing.

What happened at Devil's Bend?


Photo report: http://www.survival-international.org/news/4687

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Peru
• Bagua
• human rights
• indigenous people
• Amazon
• Survival
• tribal people
• South America
• politics
• free trade
• Latin America

[ianleighdc]

What this post doesn't tell you is that of the "more than 30 dead", at least 22 of them are policemen. Their weapons were taken by the indigenous people and some police bodies are still missing.

When making these posts, please present the whole story.

[survivalintl]

As you say, more policemen than civilians were killed. Current official statistics say 24 policemen and 10 civilians were killed, and the body of one policeman is still missing. Rumors of more casualties and other missing persons exist but haven't been confirmed.

Survival has publicly condemned the violence on both sides at Bagua which led to so many tragic and unnecessary deaths.

[boomboomboop]

I cannot believe such huge indian bloodspilling could occur in our 'civilised modern socities'. It is horrible and racist. Survival international are amazing for the work they have done thus far.

[lachinazapateando]

REALLY - at the bottom of all this is not a simple body count. It is the FACT that there has been a systematic genocide of indigenous people in the Amazon for decades - they have been ignored. The moment an uprising takes place, they are quickly labeled as delinquents. It's really atrocious. What would you do if your family has been annihilated by the govt.and now a man is shooting at you and your already devastated community? I would grab weapons and defend my life as well.

[GreenDevilAngel]

@LithiumHammer U are a bit strong thinking in cliché n stereotype. She is not typic european.

How many Europeans do you know man?

Do you think its good if all over the world think Americans are like the bad President Bush?

Do you realy think this gerneralising n undifferentiated thinking help solving the world wide problems or general problems?

[LithiumHammer]

@GreenDevilAngel I was meerely making fun of the idiot lady that was in the mob, and her typical European mindset.

[GreenDevilAngel]

Western Terror or what?

Why is it nowaday in the so called civilised time possible that that still heappens?

Who are those responsibles

[GreenDevilAngel]

@LithiumHammer Do you like beeing insulted?

Or why do you write such ugly things..

Do you need that?

President J.F. kennady said a lot of intelligent thigs, so the people like him till now, also as Georg Washington etc.

A open mind is the beginning of learning other languages.

Europeans speak very often more then one.

By the way, do you know the dept of your country? And what will that mean for the future?

Inflation once..n than..

Healtyness is not a easy subjetct.

[GreenDevilAngel]

@PTTurboe I can understand the agression, frustrations n emotions.

but its better not to generalise n put a hole country in a pot. As so often big companies from the west, banks, financial sector are responsible n also the ignorant respectless goverment.

Take care n protect your right for land n culture

is there a blog about your subjects?

[LithiumHammer]

IM EUROPEAN DONT SHOOT DONT SHOOT IT WONT OCCUR TO ME THAT YOU DONT SPEAK ENGLISH OR THAT ANYONE IN A MOB IS A THREAT.

Typical 'peean.

[mattjpalmer]

@ianleighdc

how could a group of natives kill 22 policemen armed with teargas, rifles and armourd vehicles with only sticks and spears surely the police would have been able to at least defend themselves, or does the video not just choose not to show the pics of natives with guns?

Someone here isn't telling the whole truth.

[mattjpalmer]

Was this for real, was this on the news at the time?

[PTTurboe]

This was all over a US free trade agreement which the US wanted so mining companies could rape the land. The Indians fought back and the Peruvian government repealed 2 of the laws. FUCK THE US.

[OneStopHomestay]

Somebody asked for a translation of what the woman at the beginning was saying: "In the...aghhh!...near his head, hey! aggghhhh! aghhh! I'm European ..... go go! the bullets! agh!" I assume it is Marijke Deleu who we see in the interview.