And in Peru, an activist who won this year’s prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize has been injured in a clash with security guards. The incident took place Sunday at a gold mine run by a subsidiary of the U.S.-based mining giant Newmont. Máxima Acuña has tried to block the company Yanacocha from constructing an open-pit gold mine in an agricultural area, where it could contaminate the water supply and cause water shortages for thousands of people. Supporters say Acuña and her partner were severely hurt after an attack by hit men allegedly hired by the mining company. This is her daughter, Ysidora Chaupe.

Ysidora Chaupe: “The mining company’s security grabbed her by the hands. In other words, they held her hostage. And when she asked for help, she yelled. She wanted to defend herself by herself, but they attacked her, scratched her on her body. And she says they threw her, pushed her. And when they pushed her, she fell, and she fainted.”