Kidnapping and disappearance of Asháninka leader Alejandro Calderón
Masked and black-clad members of the MRTA assaulted the village of Kirichari during the celebration of the community's anniversary. They seized Alejandro Calderón Espinoza, pinkátzari (chief) and president of ANAP (federation of 52 Asháninka communities of the Pichis valley), and took him against his will to Puerto Bermúdez and Palcazu. …