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I shouldn't be in prison, but this story doesn't start nor end with me.

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Our grandmothers, grandfathers and ancestors have taken care of and preserved the land for hundreds of years.

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For generations, they have taught us to honor mountains and rivers.

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We have a sacred tie with nature and that's what moves us to protect it.

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In my life, I have been a teacher, a father and a brother.

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I have also been a community member of the K'eqchi people.

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I am a man of peace, but I also seek that governments and corporations respect the nature and the land of my people.

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This made me easy prey to criminalization in Guatemala.

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When the hydroelectric plant was installed in our sacred Caabón river without consulting us,

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community leaders organized ourselves to ask for the suspension of the licenses given by the government.

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It didn't take long for them to start saying I was a criminal in mass media and social networks.

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They made up felonies I never did.

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Today, I'm a prisoner of conscience.

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I have my head up, a clear conscience, and I will keep working to protect mountains and rivers with much dignity.