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February 6, 2012

Indigenous Groups in Panama Block Pan-American Highway 
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At least one person has died in Panama after police tried to break up a
protest by indigenous groups against the recent approval of mines and
reservoirs in their region. For days, the indigenous groups have
blockaded the Pan-American Highway. At least one indigenous activist
died, another 39 were injured on Sunday. Indigenous leader Rogelio
Montezuma said the protests will continue.

Rogelio Montezuma: "We can paralyze the entire country; we've been
saying it since Monday. They haven't wanted to believe us and we're
showing them now. We don't want them to say that since the (national)
assembly isn't meeting, we have to wait until Monday."



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