Another Anti Mining activist murdered in Cabañas district, El Salvador

This just in from our friend Christina Starr at Radio Victoria:

"Dear Friends, i am very sorry to report the following:

Amnesty Calls Urgent Action to Protect Salvadoran Journalists

Earlier this week, Amnesty issued an urgent action calling for the Salvadoran government to protect journalists from death squads for publicizing the recent atrocities anti-mining activists have faced.

Obama at Romero’s Tomb: The Politics of Liberation

Compelling article by Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado:

Summary: Day 1-Pacific Rim v El Salvador Prelim Hearings at ICSID

The legal case between Canadian mining corporation Pacific Rim and the country of El Salvador began. Here is a summary of day 1 from the good folks at Voices From El Salvador:

Article: El Salvador's misfortune in gold: Mining, murder, and corporate malfeasance

I wanted to forward this great article about San Isidro, Cabañas - one of the key locations for "Return to El Salvador". Thanks to Jamie Keen from Mining Watch for the heads up!

http://www.bilaterals.org/spip.php?article17160

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