The Minister for Woman Affairs has resigned from the government of Alan Garcia
in protest against the repression in the Amazon. She apparently had a personal
encounter with the Minister of the Interior, Mercedes Cabanilla, who had called
the indigenous people "savages."

The radio station of the indigenous people "La Voz de Utcubamba" has had its
boradcasting license revoked because of its support of the indigenous struggle.

On Thursday there were General Strikes in support of the indigenous people in
Moquengua, Puno and Huancayo. (The indigenous people in these area represent
different cultures from the Amazonian tribes.) In several cities there were
attacks against the HQ of the APRA Party, which is
Alan Gracia's party.

The Peruvian government has a delegation in Washington D.C. which has announced
that Democratic Party congressmen will give them more time to work out the
legislation to conform with the Free Trade Agreement which the indigenous people
are protesting. It appears that the Peruvian government wants the U.S.
government to mediate.
Earl Gilman