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1,200 riot police attack peaceful indigenous protesters in Colombia
2013-02-26 02:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Colombia Informa: After two weeks of peaceful protesting against oil exploitation in Arauca, on February 12 that departments social organizations began a strike announced a few days earlier as a response to the repeated broken promises by the national government and transnational companies. The last attempt at dialogue took place on Monday, February 11, between the Commissions spokespeople (composed of a delegation of indigenous people, peasants, youth, women, workers and community members) and representatives...
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