Peruvian indigenous leader Alberto Pizango has been granted asylum in Nicaragua after seeking refuge in the Nicaraguan embassy in the Peruvian capital of Lima. Pizango is wanted in Peru on sedition charges after leading protests opposing laws that encourage foreign mining and energy companies to invest billions of dollars in the Amazon rainforest. Over the weekend, an estimated sixty people died after police tried to break up a blockade. Indigenous groups say the toll could be far higher and are calling for the resignation of top Peruvian officials and their indictment for crimes against humanity.