"Rojas Gonzales was fighting dam constructions which many say would displace thousands and destroy the Amazon.
A community leader and environmental activist was killed in Peru in a suspected repression tactic earlier this week, local media reported Monday.
Hitler Ananias Rojas Gonzales, 34, was struck by five bullets in his hometown Yagen in northern Peru, the Indigenous rights portal Servindi reported.
Rojas Gonzales was an adamant opponent of dam constructions on the River Marañon carried out by the Brazilian corporation Odebrecht."
teleSUR had the story December 29, 2015.
Source: teleSUR, 12/30/2015
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