Brazilian Indian found dead following attack by gunmen
The body of a Guarani Indian has been found dead and badly bruised in a river close to his ancestral land in Brazil, following an armed attack on the community of Ypo’i on 30 October.
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Anglo-French company nominated for spoof Friends of the Earth award
An Anglo-French company has been nominated for a spoof Friends of the Earth (FoE) award for its billion dollar project in a part of the Amazon inhabited by two of the world’s last uncontacted tribes.
Jailed for saying Botswana President ‘looks like a Bushman'
A South African woman who said Botswana’s president ‘looks like a Bushman’ was arrested, detained for two days and fined for ‘insulting Botswana’.
Kenyan tribe to Ban Ki-Moon: 'We condemn Peru repression'
A spokesman from a tribe in Kenya has condemned the Peruvian government’s attempt to destroy Peru’s Amazon Indigenous movement.
Repression of Amazon Indian movement condemned worldwide
The Peruvian government’s unprecedented attempt to destroy Peru’s Amazon Indian movement has been condemned by Indigenous leaders around the world.
Uncontacted tribe's forest bulldozed for beef
The only uncontacted tribe in South America outside the Amazon is having its forest rapidly and illegally bulldozed by ranchers who want their land to graze cattle for beef.
Isolated Amazon Indians die in ‘swine flu epidemic’
Seven Yanomami Indians in Venezuela have died from an outbreak of suspected swine flu in the last two weeks. Another 1,000 Yanomami are reported to have caught the virulent strain of flu.
Blow to Malaysian palm oil industry as UK bans advert
An advert for Malaysian palm oil has been banned in the UK, dealing a major blow to the credibility of Malaysia’s palm oil industry.