Salvadoran Activist Killed After Protesting Mining Project

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An update, from Democracy Now, on the struggle against mining in El Salvador where an environmental activist has been killed after speaking out against a mining project in a northern region.

Juan Francisco Duran Ayala is the latest in a string of activists to be killed after denouncing the Canadian gold mining company, Pacific Rim, in its efforts to mine the area of Cabañas. A community youth radio station, Radio Victoria, has also received repeated death threats for covering the story. Lisa Fuller represents the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES).

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