Ascendant Stopped by government / Gobierno frena a Ascendant
Español abajo “As is publicly known, in the last few days grave confrontations have taken place in the communities within the area of influence of the Junin Mining project, which is under the responsibility of the company you represent, putting at risk the security and integrity of the inhabitants of the area..”“….Therefore, as competent environmental […]
Read More****Suspension for Ascendant ***/ TARJETA ROJA para Ascendant
IS IT LIGHTS OUT FOR ASCENDANT? 7 decemberExtra officially we heard from a very reliable source that this afternoon (7 december) the Ministry of Energy and Mines ordered a suspension of mining and mining related activities for Ascendant’s Junin project!!!! If confirmed, it was an extremely long overdue decision. One which the Ministry and the […]
Read MoreResumen- Junin Sitiada 6 dic / Summary to 6 dec Junin under siege
Español abajo Dec 6th Today, four people were wounded, one seriously, when a pro-mining crowd in the area of Garcia Moreno stopped approximately 600 hundred persons from all over Intag and other parts of Cotacachi County, along with the governor of Imbabura and Cotacachi County, who were heading to Junin to witness the freeing of […]
Read MorePhotos / FOTOS 12-01, 2006 Enfrentamiento / Shootings
Los paramilitares Este es carro de la empresa Ascendant, y su chofer es Fausto Herrera que es de Garcia Moreno Silvia Pierna lastimada de Israel Perez
Read MoreHuman Rights Organizations Condemms Ascendant’s Actions / Cedhu condena a Ascendant Copper, pide investigar uso de paramilitares
ESPAÑOL ABAJOHUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION CONDEMMS ASCENDANT’S VIOLENCE IN JUNIN NEWS RELEASE THE ECUMENICAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMISSION (CEDHU) DENOUNCES INTAG COMMUNITIES VICTIM OF NEW VIOLENT ATTEMPTED INVASION BY PEOPLE LINKED TO ASCENDANT COPPER CORPORATION, SOME OF THEM CAMOUFLAGED, AND USING MACHINE GUNS, HANDGUNS AND TEAR GAS.2nd of December 2006 Approximately at 4am on Friday, 2 of […]
Read More3 Dic.. EMERGENCY IN JUNIN!! / EMERGENCIA EN JUNIN
español abajo The government of Garcia Moreno withdrew all support for Ascendant Dec 3 am_ In spite of Ascedndant losing all support, dozens of heavily armed persons claiming to work for security companies were seen leaving Garcia Moreno heading for the Junin area this morning. This force looks more and more to be a para […]
Read More22 November 2006 Update
New Criminal ChargesThe Watershed Events of the 1st of NovemberAnd More… Where to begin? I guess by thanking all of you for really coming through. If I’m not in jail now, or worse, it is, in large measure, due to the letters and other types of pressure you were able to generate. A very sincere […]
Read MoreVideo Showing What Really Happened on July 13th
View Clip This clip, taken at the July 13th march in Quito, shows that Carlos Zorrilla (white beard) was on the outside edge of the crowd, thus in no position to steal anything from Leslie Chaplin. Based on this incident, Ms. Chaplin filed robbery and assault charges against Carlos, and which led to the police […]
Read MoreCotacachi, La Hora, 3 November 2006
Español The trouble won’t stop in the Intag area. On Wednesday, 60 people supposedly from the Ascendant Copper mining company entered Intag, which disturbed the residents of Barcelona and Cerro Pelado, who asked them to leave. However, according to the community members, the group ignored their request and actually attacked them. The two groups had […]
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