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Can Peru Revive Its Amazon Oil Indigenous Communities Resist Amid Pollution Concerns

Can Peru Revive Its Amazon Oil? Balancing Economic Hopes and Indigenous Rights

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Near a quiet bend of the Patoyacu River in Peru’s northern Amazon, Wilmer Macusi, a 25-year-old Indigenous Urarina leader, stands atop a rusting pipeline. He stirs a branch in the murky pool below, where oil still bubbles to the surface. “They say this is clean,” he says, gesturing toward the water, “but the oil hasn’t […]

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Ladakh on the Boil: Between Promises, Protests, and Peace

Ladakh on the Boil: Between Promises, Protests, and Peace

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Leh, Ladakh – On the high-altitude plains of Ladakh, where the Himalayas echo with silence and resilience, unrest has taken a tragic turn. Four people are dead. More than 70 are injured. The streets of Leh – usually bathed in spiritual calm – turned into zones of fury as youth and security forces clashed violently […]

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