Survival: Removal of top missionary official in Brazil is major blow for Bolsonaro
Major blow to President Bolsonaro as judge’s ruling removes a controversial missionary from a top government position.
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Orang Rimba attacked after struggling to find food during pandemic
Orang Rimba attacked and houses destroyed after struggling to find food during pandemic
Miners, loggers target uncontacted tribes’ lands under cover of Covid-19
The world’s most vulnerable uncontacted tribes are being targeted by miners and loggers using the Covid-19 pandemic as cover.
EU suspends funding to WWF’s flagship African project after persistent abuses
The EU suspends its funding of controversial WWF project that aimed to create a protected area in the Congo Basin.
Victory: evangelical missionaries barred from uncontacted tribes’ land
In a landmark ruling, a Brazilian judge has blocked evangelical missionaries from making contact with uncontacted tribes in Brazil.
Survival International calls for protection of indigenous territories as “a matter of life and death”
The protection of indigenous lands is critical to prevent thousands of tribal people dying from coronavirus.
Amazon Guardian, indigenous land defender, shot dead in Brazil
Zezico Guajajara, an indigenous Amazon Guardian, has been shot dead.
Davi Yanomami warns uncontacted Yanomami in Brazil “could soon be exterminated”
Davi Kopenawa warns that uncontacted Yanomami “could soon be exterminated” if the Brazilian authorities do not act now.