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1. Environmental activists are being killed in Honduras over their opposition to mining: (Regional News); The Conversation Giada Ferrucci Two men shot Arnold Joaquín Morazán Erazo to death in his home in Tocoa, Honduras, one night in October 2020. Morazán was an environmental activist and one of 32 people ...; Created on 06 May 2021
2. Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... victims. “The arrests are politically motivated as they seek to silence these water defenders and to demobilize community opposition at this critical moment,” the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive ...; Created on 03 April 2023
3. 250+ Groups Call On El Salvador to Drop Charges Against Water Defenders: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Common Dreams Jessica Corbett Critics warn that the Salvadoran government is "desperate for revenues" and trying to "demobilize potential grassroots opposition" to reversing a historic nationwide ban ...; Created on 20 January 2023
4. The Cerro Blanco mine and the right to consultation: (Cerro Blanco); ... The company has publicly stated that there is local support for the project and that any opposition comes from external sources.” But last May, local organizations collected more than 4,000 signatures ...; Created on 22 September 2022
5. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river: (Cerro Blanco); El Financiero A dozen mayors from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras expressed this Tuesday their opposition to the exploitation of the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala for contaminating the strategic ...; Created on 12 June 2022
6. Central American mayors reject mining exploitation that affects strategic river: (Cerro Blanco); El Financiero A dozen mayors from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras expressed this Tuesday their opposition to the exploitation of the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala for contaminating the strategic ...; Created on 12 June 2022
7. Mining is not ‘recovery’: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... rights violations. The provincial government has time and again declared its opposition to the mining operation. As Nora, a Tuwali-Ifugao, laments, “The mountain I used to see is no longer there. All I ...; Created on 02 June 2021
8. PBI-Guatemala accompanies the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya as court ruling gives mining company access to the site: (La Puya International Support Letter); ... Convention 169. Even after the eviction in 2014 and the court ruling in 2016, members of La Puya continued a 24-hour presence in opposition to the mine. What has just happened? Prensa Comunitaria ...; Created on 22 May 2021
9. Community and environmental concerns not “pertinent” to Pan American Silver’s business: (Mining and Human Rights); ... its involvement in the Navidad project given clear and unwavering social opposition in Chubut. Rising tensions and violence against community members is also a concern at the company’s suspended Escobal ...; Created on 17 May 2021
10. Why Canada is at the centre of global mining atrocities: (Mining and Human Rights); ... interest and profit even in the face of people’s opposition.” The presence of foreign companies in resource extraction is part of a long history of colonization in the Philippines that continues today, ...; Created on 12 May 2021
11. Canada’s Mining Industry Is Spreading Havoc Around the World — With Justin Trudeau’s Support: (Mining and Human Rights); ... them permission to operate in spite of overwhelming local opposition. Over the past two decades, thousands of articles, reports, documentaries, and books have detailed Canadian mining abuses abroad. ...; Created on 07 May 2021
12. Gov’t finalizing terms for OceanaGold’s FTAA renewal: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Aside from its pending FTAA renewal, OceanaGold has also been facing opposition from the local government unit (LGU) of Nueva Vizcaya for its project. In 2019, Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla ...; Created on 05 May 2021
13. A New Environmentalist Playbook An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the authors write, Canadian gold-mining company Pacific Rim and its allies deployed sleazy tactics to overwhelm opposition and win a license to mine. Astroturf protesters were paid to pose as members of ...; Created on 23 April 2021
14. Australian-Canadian mining company OceanaGold misleads public on Filipino mine: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... and Indigenous people, Morrison said on April 16, because “OceanaGold has been found to have committed serious human rights violations”. OceanaGold started mining in Didipio in 2013, despite opposition ...; Created on 22 April 2021
15. ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... Rallying industry When he assumed office in 2016, Duterte was outspoken in his opposition to mining, which he blamed for degrading the environment. He imposed a ban on open-pit mining in 2017 and appointed ...; Created on 15 April 2021
16. El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... in the region, and thus no opposition to mining. A local mayor from the right-wing ARENA party promoted landfills and industrial hog farms as “development” projects. Local opposition organized against ...; Created on 11 April 2021
17. WATER IS LIFE. CAN WE PROTECT IT?: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... first-hand about abuses by the same mining company, OceanaGold, in his province. Against extraordinary opposition, these communities convinced their government in 2017 to become the first in the world ...; Created on 28 March 2021
18. Parliamentary Petition Calls on Canada to Act on Human Rights Abuses in the Philippines: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... of their opposition to OceanaGold, and sought assistance from the Canadian embassy in Manila, their requests were not addressed,” said Coumans. Coumans added, “At the same time, we still do not have ...; Created on 25 February 2021
19. Vizcaya governor asks Rody to end 2 mine operations: (OceanaGold Philippines); Manila Standard Brande Jocson Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla reiterated his province’s opposition to the mining operations of Oceanagold Philippines Inc. (OGPI) and FCF Minerals Inc., telling ...; Created on 21 January 2021
20. Vizcaya gov still opposes Didipio: (OceanaGold Philippines); Manila Standard Brenda Jocson Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla on Friday reiterated his opposition to the renewal of the mining contract of OceanaGold Philippines Inc. in his province, saying ...; Created on 08 January 2021

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