Anti-mining protests in Panama
Panamanian workers are being punished by their government for leading anti-mining protests
Panama’s largest union, SUNTRACS, has denounced that several of their bank accounts were frozen as a retaliatory measure for opposing a mining concession in 2023.
Protests against mining concession given to Canadian company intensify in Panama
The Panamanian civil society has condemned the contract, claiming that it threatens national sovereignty, attacks Indigenous communities’ rights, and harms the environment