Update 14 March/ Communities take over Ascendant Camp,
14 March 2007 NEWS FLASHCommunities take over ascendant campAscendant: Back to the Drawing Board? Information is coming in slowly, but we just learned that apparently several communities around the Junin area have taken over Ascendant’s camp in Chalguayacu Bajo area, and are demanding the government makes the company comply with the STOP-WORK order issued by […]
Read MorePERSONAS AFECTADAS POR LAS INDUSTRIAS PETROLERAS Y MINERAS VAN A LA COMISION INTERAMERICANA DE DERECHOS HUMANOS
Washington, 2 de marzo del 2007.- Esta mañana miembros de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos recibieron los testimonios de personas afectadas en sus derechos fundamentales por las industrias petroleras y mineras. Diócles Zambrano de la Red de Líderes Comunitarios “Ángel Shingre”, detalló ante la Comisión los hechos de violencia generados por las empresas petroleras […]
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Update: 22 February (EN ESPAÑOL tan pronto tenga un chance)))) Police in Junin / Meetings with Local Governments / Carlos’ Arrest Warrants / ASScendant’s shares take a dive, and MORE! Police still in Junin—as of today the police sent in more than a month ago to preserve the peace in the Junin area are still […]
Read MoreAscendant Copper Corporation and its Troubles in Ecuador
Ascendant Copper Corporation has launched an impressive public relations campaign in an effort to make light of very serious problems it is facing with its Junin mining project. Read the facts >>
Read More8 Februrary, update
resumen en español abajo New arrest warrantThe Interamerican Human Rights Commissionand more Today we confirmed that the district attorney from hell convinced a judge in quito to issue a new arrest warrant against me for the gun charges. The way we found out was due to strangers hanging around the pucará and Santa Rosa area, […]
Read MoreEXPRESA POR TU APOYO A LAS COMUNIDADES DE INTAG (ECUADOR) AFECTADAS POR LA MINERÍA: JUNÍN, BARCELONA, CERRO PELADO, EL TRIUNFO
TE INVITAMOS A ESCRIBIR CARTAS POR CORREO CONVENCIONAL A LOS HABITANTES DE LAS COMUNIDADES DE INTAG, EXPRESANDO TU SOLIDARIDAD, TUS PENSAMIENTOS, TUS IDEAS Y ÁNIMO PARA SEGUIR ADELANTETAMBIÉN PUEDES MANDAR UN DIBUJO, INFORMACIONES O FOTOGRAFÍAS DE CASOS SIMILARES PARA PROPICIAR UN INTERCAMBIO DE EXPERIENCIAS LAS COMUNIDADES DE INTAG Han estado y están amenazadas por la […]
Read MoreUPDATE 21 Enero 07- Actualizaciones —
resumen en español abajo- ASCENDANT LOSES ANOTHER ONE The presiding Superior Court judge in the alleged kidnapping of two Ascendant employees in September of 2006 threw out the court case for lack of evidence. The company had falsely accused Robinson Guachagmira and Alirio Ramirez of the alleged crime when the employees were held by community […]
Read MoreAscendant Copper’s Contractors Hit with New Stop Work Orders
Ascendant Copper’s Contractors Hit with New Stop Work Orders This past week, the government of Ecuador ordered several subcontractors that were working in the Junin mining project for Ascendant to stop all work. The official document, dated 9 January from the Ministry of Labor and Employment, further stated that the subcontractors, including Falericorp, Daimi Services, […]
Read More***VIDEO CLIPS of DEc 2nd shootout/ Clips del enfrentamiento del 2 de Diciembre
This is the address to see the clips of the Dec 2nd violent confrontation between the “paramilitary?” group and the Junin community Esta es la dirección para observar los clips del video mostrando el enfrentamiento del 2 de diciembre entre la comunidad y el grupo de supuestos paramilitares http://youtube.com/profile?user=decoinintag See the December 23rd Update to […]
Read MoreAgresion a Campesinos de Junin
Agresion a Campesinos de Junin, Intag, Ecuador. Promovida por la Empresa Minera Ascendant Copper. 2 de Diciembre del 2006. Visit DECOIN’s channel on YouTube
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