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Mining companies undermine local democracy in western Colombia: NGOs

Gold mining companies are undermining local democracy by giving money to the municipalities where they operate, said a local NGO in western Colombia on Sunday. As mining companies move into southwest Antioquia to mine for gold...

Colombia lawyer takes on multinational mining companies

An environmental lawyer who has already helped several towns ban mining in their territory, on Monday said he will help create a provincial assembly in western Colombia with more powers to exclude mining. Juan Ceballos, a lawyer...

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