Global advertising campaign exposes malice of Botswana government
Survival has launched an ad campaign exposing the Botswana government’s malicious treatment of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen, the country’s oldest inhabitants.
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Expedition confirms existence of uncontacted Indians
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Swine flu hits Yanomami in Brazilian Amazon
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West Papua has highest HIV/AIDS rate in Indonesia
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Indigenous organisation rejects Perenco on its land
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Uncontacted tribe’s relatives condemn creation of ‘reserve’
Relatives of one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes have condemned a Brazilian company’s plans to convert some of their land into a ‘natural reserve’.
Brazilian Guarani tortured and murdered
A Brazilian Indian has been murdered in the latest in a string of killings related to the theft of his tribe's land.