Peru: Protesters Threaten to Halt Antapaccay, Bambas Mines

from Mining.com Peru’s demonstrators have threatened to stop work at Glencore’s Antapaccay and MMG’s Las Bambas copper mines in protest against the country’s new president and to demand fresh general elections, according to La Republica. The demonstrators in south Peru said every state […]

Week-long Blockades on Over 75 Roads and Highways Across Bolivia

By Tomas Castanheira / World Socialist Web Site Since Monday, a movement of strikes and blockades of main roads by workers and peasants has been spreading in Bolivia. Protesters are opposing a decree that further postpones general elections, threatening to maintain the […]