A new report reveals the dramatic extent of the militarized security strategy that Canadian-US mining company Tahoe Resources developed to quash community opposition to its Escobal project in southeastern Guatemala. In ‘Under Siege: Peaceful Resistance to Tahoe Resources and Militarization in Guatemala’, Guatemalan investigative journalist Luis Solano untangles the web of relationships and tactics that led to the militarization of farming communities in the area of the company’s operations.What are the risks of the proposed Sisson mine for the Nashwaak and New Brunswick? [podcast]
The proposed Sisson Mine has been the subject of public debate for more than a decade, but what would it...







