Bushman leaders beaten in custody
Bushman leaders arrested on 24 September were beaten in custody by policemen including the superintendent, it has emerged today.
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Botswana: Full-scale crackdown on Bushmen: Leaders imprisoned, children arrested, resisters shot at
The leaders of the Bushman organisation First People of the Kalahari have been arrested and imprisoned.
Bushman receives death threats; government starving Bushmen from their homes
The Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana are being starved from their homes by Botswana wildlife officers, reports a Bushman today.
Guarani of Yvy Katu keep their land
A Brazilian appeals court ruled last week that the Guarani Ñandeva Indians of Yvy Katu can keep their land.
Survival organises London Fashion Week protest against De Beers
Survival International has organised a protest against De Beers to coincide with London Fashion Week at the De Beers party today, Tuesday 20 September 7pm-9pm (De Beers, 45-50 Old Bond Street, London W1).
Violence erupts in Bushmen's reserve
Clashes have erupted between Gana and Gwi Bushmen desperate to stay inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, and wildlife officers and police trying to force them out.
Disease is 'spurious' reason to close Bushmen's reserve- vet experts
A group of internationally renowned veterinary experts have today dismissed as 'spurious' the Botswana government's given reason for the closure of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen's reserve.
Massive assault on Bushman rights
The Bushmen are facing a new and severe assault on their rights since the resumption of their three-year court case against the government for evicting them from their ancestral lands in the central Kalahari.