#SantaMarta5

International allies against mining in El Salvador applaud new “not guilty” verdict I join allies from around the world who welcome this week’s ruling that found no basis for the charges brought against the #SantaMarta5 water defenders in El Salvador.

I join allies from around the world who welcome this week’s ruling that found no basis for the charges brought against the #SantaMarta5 water defenders in El Salvador.

300 groups from 44 countries worldwide, including MiningWatch Canada, demand immediate justice for the #SantaMarta5
💧🌴

Exonerated environmental defenders to face murder retrial in El Salvador Critics decry ‘politically motivated’ decision to revisit civil war-era charges against leaders of anti-mining campaign

NEW: Today begins the grueling retrial of five Water Defenders in El Salvador who were already found innocent of these unjust charges last year.

With 300 groups from 44 countries worldwide, we demand immediate justice for the #SantaMarta5.

@ninalakhani.bsky.social in @us.theguardian.com:

Hundreds of Human Rights, Environmental and Faith Groups Together with Academics and Lawyers from 44 Countries Call on President Nayib Bukele to Drop Charges against Five Salvadoran Water Defenders an... On Jan. 29, a wide range of human rights, environmental, and faith-based organizations, academics, and lawyers released a letter calling on Bukele to reject toxic mining projects in El Salvador and to...

NEW: Five Salvadoran water defenders who won a historic mining ban were found innocent of unjust charges last year — but an appeals court is forcing them to face a retrial on Feb 3.

Today, hundreds of organizations demand justice for the #SantaMarta5 and protection for this critical ban. Statement:

El Salvador overturns metals mining ban, defying environmental groups President Nayib Bukele pushed for the legislation that will grant government sole authority over mining activities

Pro-Bukele legislators approved the president's proposal to overturn the 2017 ban on metals mining in El Salvador. This is tied to unjust murder charges brought against the #SantaMarta5 water defenders. A new trial (after the government's appeal of their not-guilty verdict) begins Feb. 3.

International Allies Against Mining in El Salvador condemns decision to retry ADES Santa Marta Five Water Defenders and Bukele’s attempts to overturn mining ban - Institute for Policy Studies The decision to grant a retrial presents further evidence of the deterioration of independence within El Salvador’s judicial system, and its politicization to punish and weaken the struggle to uphold ...

Update on the decision to retry #SantaMarta5 and Bukele’s stated desire to pursue mining development “International Allies Against Mining in El Salvador‬⁩ condemns decision to retry ADES Santa Marta Five Water Defenders and Bukele’s attempts to overturn mining ban” ips-dc.org/release-inte...

That Little Courtroom in Sensuntepeque Podcast Episode · Radio Cachimbona · 10/21/2024 · 1h 27m

Check out the latest episode of ⁦‪Radio Cachimbona‬⁩ where “La Cachimbona” Yvette Borja and I discuss the #SantaMarta5 International Allies Against Mining observation mission earlier this month. We cover a lot of ground in this one. Had a blast chopping it up! #SantaMartaNoEstáSola

Environmental activists acquitted in El Salvador - The World from PRX Five environmental activists who helped secure a historic mining ban in El Salvador faced life imprisonment over an alleged civil-war-era crime — until today. The five were just acquitted. Host Carol ...

Thank you The World for having me on the program to discuss the #SantaMarta5

“5 environmental activists who helped secure a historic mining ban in El Salvador faced life imprisonment over an alleged civil-war-era crime — until today.“

#SantaMartaNoEstáSola

Come out on January 10
📍Toronto
📍Ottawa
📍Vancouver
📍Washington DC
to show your solidarity with the Santa Marta 5 and call for the charges against the #santamarta5 to be dropped. See you there?

#SantaMartaNoEstaSola

Come out on January 10 in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, or Washington DC to show your solidarity with the #SantaMarta5 water defenders, marking the 1-year anniversary of their arrest.