Argentina's jailing of indigenous leader politically motivated: Amnesty

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Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2017 · News & Politics

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A human rights group has criticised Argentina's government after a well-known indigenous leader was jailed for inciting violence.

Amnesty International says the charges against Milagro Sala were politically motivated, while critics accuse her of using state resources to increase her powers.  

Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports from the northern Argentinian province of Jujuy.

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