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Default Attacked indigenous community in Michoacán demands increased security measures
07/20/12 – Over the last two weeks, citizens of Cherán–a semi-autonomous municipality in the state of Michoacán populated by members of the Purépecha indigenous group–have mobilized a series of demonstrations calling for state and federal authorities to secure their community against violent talamontes, the nickname for illegal loggers with links to organized crime. According to … Read more

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