ニカラグア：先住民の村落に襲撃が

　警察確認数では2名の死者。一方、報じられるのは死者少なくとも6名、誘拐された数が10名。

BBC Nicaragua: Six indigenous people reportedly killed in attack 30 Jan 2020

　被害に遭ったのは、ニカラグアの人口の0.5%をしめる、ざっと3万名ほどのMayagna族。

「The 30,000-strong Mayagna make up around 0.5% of Nicaragua's population.」

　まあ、ありがちな話だが、新規入植者たちが農場のために、あるいは貴金属発掘のために森林を切り開きたく思い、他方で先住民側は自分たちの生存権をまもるためにも抵抗せざるを得ない。この土地争いの結果、まあいいやあやっちまえ、えいやあ、と新規入植者側がやらかしたもののよう―。

「Armed men have attacked an indigenous community in Nicaragua, killing at least six people and kidnapping another 10, rights groups say.

Police confirmed two deaths and said they were investigating. The reason for the difference in the toll is unclear.」

「The attack on the Mayagna group took place in a protected nature reserve in the north of the country.

The Bosawás Biosphere Reserve has been the focus of land disputes between indigenous groups and new settlers.」

　なにしろアマゾンに次ぐ南北アメリカ第二位の熱帯森林地帯とのこと。そりゃあ開発もやりがいあろう。しかしなあ。

「The men reportedly attacked the Mayagna commune deep inside the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve, the second-largest rainforest in the Americas after the Amazon.

Mayagna lawyer Larry Salomon told the Reuters news agency that the raiders were part of a group of non-indigenous "settlers" in the area.」