Militarization and murders stifle anti-mining movement in Guatemala

Mongabay
By Rebecca KesslerJul 15, 2015, 10:58 am59 pts
Two years have passed since the region around the municipality of San Rafael las Flores in southwestern Guatemala was crawling with soldiers and police officers during a state of siege, but locals organizing against mining projects continue to live with the impacts of the government crackdown. The…

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