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“Without struggle, there is no victory”: Why the Panamanian people are standing up to their government and the US
Panamanian workers have been on strike for over a month against the policies of the José Raúl Mulino government.
Panamanians gear up for indefinite strike on April 28
Thousands of Panamanians took to the streets on April 24 to protest pension reform, US interference, and the intended reopening of the country’s largest copper mine, they will continue their struggle in an indefinite strike beginning April 28
Panamanian unions lead renewed protests against copper mining concessions
Protests have spread across Panama in rejection of copper mining concessions granted to Canadian company, First Quantum Minerals
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
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