‘Historic moment’: Panama activists celebrate ruling against copper mine

Campaigners take to streets after supreme court ruling that could shut down contentious copper mining project

Environmental activists in Panama have taken to the streets to celebrate a ruling by the country's supreme court which could shut down a contentious copper mining project and bring an end to weeks of mass protests which have paralysed the country's major roads and ports.

Today Panama celebrates a historic moment that we have been waiting for for years. At first there were only a few of us but now we all understand that Panama's gold is green," said Serena Vamvas, who has been protesting the mine since 2021 with Foundation My Sea (Fundacion Mi Mar).