Peru government urges calm before Newmont protest
Ollanta Humala
Peru’s government urged opponents of Newmont Mining’s proposed $4.8 billion Conga gold mine project to refrain from violence during a protest scheduled for today as President Ollanta Humala scrambles to solve the bitter dispute.
This photograph was produced by Agência Brasil, a public Brazilian news agency.
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