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Security & Strategic Review - December 2022

PERU: Indigenous protests against oil spill

The oil spill affecting indigenous groups living along the Marañón river in Peru’s Loreto region went largely unnoticed by the global community for the best part of two months, until local protesters hijacked a river boat containing around 70 Peruvians and foreign tourists on 3 November. Whilst the passengers were released after 24 hours, the oil spill has ratcheted up tension between local communities and the state, and also between indigenous groups living in the area.

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