Bolivia Amazon protesters resume Tipnis road march

The Northerner

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Sat Oct-01-11 07:41 PM
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Bolivia Amazon protesters resume Tipnis road march

Source: BBC

Indigenous protesters in the Bolivian Amazon have resumed a long-distance march against a controversial road project, a week after their demonstration was broken up by police.

Around 1.000 protesters set off to complete the remaining 250km (155 miles) to La Paz.

Plans to build a highway through an indigenous rainforest reserve have sharply divided opinion in Bolivia.

Two ministers resigned last week amid outrage at the repression of the march.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15138784

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COLGATE4

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Sat Oct-01-11 11:07 PM
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1. Haven't you heard? It's really all just a CIA plot (to do something or other...)

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Sun Oct-02-11 05:31 AM
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2. More power to them

They maybe the last force to prevent destruction of the Amazon rain forest.

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