Hi ..... This is a slightly unusual items I am writing to you now .... And although I was not at all before you write a post for now, but as I stuck in the Internet Room, because they have barricaded the doors, and I mean really blocked up (with wooden beams and iron bars). And outside that engage in the whole town a wild mob of young people, adults with the police and the military coarser street battles. Although I would rather be out there now and see something of the matter, but I can not get out, so I sit here now and have something time to explain to you the thing ....
So .... since 13 September, strikes here in Espinar. The reason is that, as I've written before, in Espinar, there always water shortages. Now also one of the largest rivers of the region through a new agreement should be diverted to a company and should be redirected to Arequipa getretten are the people on strike. So there is, as with any such strike, the more peaceful protests and strikes with slogans and there are those who have acted a little more radical. Here in Espinar, the proportion of radicals rather something bigger than us ..... for example 80% ;););)
The first few days of this strike are honorable run quieter, with road blocks and parades through the city. The police at the time was always present in smaller groups vollbeffneten (weaponry is a mixture of "Kalashnikov", revolver, shotgun and Traenengasgewehr) which, however, to the "gringos", so to me, and Luciano, are always very friendly and always greet . Moreover, almost all shops closed and no one comes into town from the city, as people have built on every street is a road block.
is now all on tonight escalated, however, as the nearby mining company Xtrata, has mobilized to protect the mine area the military. And since this company has quite money and relationships is promt natrue the military and quickly to the site been. This has the people, not as fallen as it has long wait but at the agreement with government people and never happened, let alone a government representative has come. But if the mine is calling all the same to the place .;(;(;(;( I understand somehow ..... tja money rules the world .... In any case, the government has now imposed on the region Espinar a state of emergency .
Now I'm sitting here, just two streets away from home, get involved and can not even go home .... measures;) just now told me just my boss Luciano by phone, it pretty much out there to the point about. He is sitting on the roof and has described to me how the police with tear gas and Rubber bullets against the demonstrators tried to proceed. Attempts on the ground because the police are completely outnumbered and can not be present in the city. The demonstrators, however, in vast superiority of numbers, armed with stones and bottles, the police are pushing more and back again. He also said that it maybe only a matter of time until the police shoot with live ammunition, if it feels pushed back too hard. Just for, say this is not unusual here in Peru there are the strikes killed because the police are usually unable to cope with the situation.
The military is currently apparently with the groups of the urban fringe area and the mine employs. I am currently not really on the Writing focus, because keep hitting rocks or bottles at the doors and shutters.
Unfortunately I can tell you now understandably be no photos or videos, will make up for that but still, as Luciano has made from the roof of photos and video. Has
But just as he described to me the whole thing is quite tumultuous and and the part of the police unorganiesiert right ... Lack of clear .... a couple of Securitas (Bruedi that would be the case for de dech ;););))
The only positive thing is that the Internet has shed a little longer, and I now finally all my updates, which can download to my laptop waiting anxiously;) ;)
So you think the current or aufem what the whole vo de Usgang abelangt ....
liebi Gruess usem Usnahmezuestand hochdruck Helmut
supplement a day later ....
So sit again in an internet room, but in another, as yesterday's to today for security reasons. So now I only have a few videos and pictures .... am yesterday, more or less come home safe .... that is to say, I was a Gringo checked at each police station and questioned several times, even though my home is only about 50m away straight from the Internet Room. When I arrived later at home I went with my camera on the roof and have the events from legal about two hours further. The bad news is that the Situation has unfortunately not improved, and yesterday it was even a dead man, who was hit with a shotgun in the back of the police. (I was at that time just on the roof, and still have some of this disaster could capture with my camera.) In addition, several injured and seriously injured. This now means that the situation is more tense, and today in Lima several special units are angereisst and the Militaertruppen have increased. In return, even more protesters have mobilized. Now I'm back to writing on and hear, unfortunately, again shots of tear gas .... Well, however, significantly lower than yesterday .;);) Jipiiii
So I'm going back home because I usually here later stuck again and would have to endure. Until now neither of you Helmut em Kriiisegebiet
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