Peruvian Organizations Reporting Murder of Indigenous Leader Clarify that He Is Alive
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"They say I'm dead, but I'm here, calm, in my home," the 57-year-old said in the video broadcast by Peruvian public television.
"They say I'm dead," but "I'm here, calm, in my home," said the indigenous leader of the Aseninka community in Peru, whose news of his "murder" went around the world. The post Peru: The indigenous leader who was reported to have been murdered in the Amazon is alive appeared first on in.gr.
Peruvian organizations reporting murder of indigenous leader clarify that he is alive
An indigenous organization in the Peruvian Amazon that had announced the murder of an indigenous leader and environmentalist retracted its statement on Wednesday, saying the man was alive. The ORAU collective had reported that Américo Pascual, a leader of the Aseninka community, was murdered on Sunday. ORAU, which brings together some 20 indigenous tribal organizations, retracted its statement after a video was released showing the alleged victi…
The leader of the Asháninka people, Américo Pascual Tumisha, is alive and with his family, after indigenous, human rights, and political organizations initially circulated a report of his alleged assassination. The Regional Organization in Ucayali (ORAU) clarified that the information was erroneous and attributed the confusion to communication limitations in indigenous communities of the Peruvian Amazon. You May Be Interested In: 5.4 magnitude e…
The Ministry of Culture confirmed on 26 August that Ashéninka leader Americo Pascuala Tomisha is alive and with his family after verifications in Ucayali.
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