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2023-11-11 07:14:25 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0BF5931373A91E35DB86AAF76B38B35ABE4C7F26A46F7C28F86D7752B75D394A
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These are not protests of climate activism, but against a possible contract by the government of Panama with Canada for the extraction of copper ore. Their argument is that mineral extraction should be carried out solely by the State, as dictated by the Constitution. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/07/panama-city-protests-copper-mine-deaths/ https://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/provincias/hombre-armado-dispara-contra-manifestantes-en-chame-1228723
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