And why was this calm and soft-spoken Catholic priest, held in high regard by thousands in northern Peru, arrested for sitting on a park bench? According to a local prosecutor, Arana was arrested for “organizing meetings,” an activity unlawful under a State of Emergency, which Peruvian President Ollanta Humala imposed -- yet again -- in an effort to silence community protests against Newmont’s proposed Conga gold mine in northern Peru.
http://www.earthworksaction.org/earthblog/detail/environmental_activist_arrested_and_brutalized_for_opposing_newmonts_conga
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