AP PHOTOS: Protests in Panama enter third week, challenging President Mulino
Protests in Panama have entered their third week, challenging several recent actions by President José Raúl Mulino.
Demonstrators are opposing a recently enacted law that overhauled the country's pension system, a security memorandum of understanding signed with the United States that critics say undermines Panama's sovereignty over the canal, and plans to build a new reservoir on the Indio River to supply water for the Panama Canal's locks.
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