Indians thrown off land - ranchers burn down houses
Over one hundred federal police evicted the Guarani-Kaiowa Indians of Ñanderú Marangatú, Mato Grosso do Sul, from their land yesterday morning.
Latest news
Alternative Nobel Bushmen in Berlin
Bushmen Roy Sesana and Jumanda Gakelebone this week completed their tour of Europe with a visit to Berlin, where they met prominent German politicians and journalists, and gave a public lecture at a high-profile museum.
Government bans land issues workshop
The government of Bangladesh sent police to break up a workshop held to discuss land rights issues in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).
Top officials accused of genocide of Indians
A former state governor and a former top policeman are among the accused in Brazils first ever investigation into the genocide of an uncontacted Indian tribe.
Guarani face eviction
A federal tribunal has ordered the eviction of the Guarani-Kaiowa Indians of Ñanderú Marangatú within the next few days.
Bushman ?alternative Nobel? laureate: Without our land we are dying
Kalahari Bushman Roy Sesana received the ?Alternative Nobel Prize? on 9 December, and told the world, ??My people love their land, and without it we are dying.?
Yanomami commit suicide
Four Sanuma Indians in northern Brazil have committed suicide since last August. Suicide is virtually unheard of amongst the Sanuma, one of the four groups which make up the Yanomami tribe.
Krenak Indians block railway in demand for land
Two hundred Krenak Indians blocked the Vitória-Minas railway in Minas Gerais, Brazil, on 1 December, demanding the full recognition of their territory.