Guajajara leader murdered in land conflict
An old Guajajara Indian leader, José Araújo Guajajara, was murdered on 21 May 2005 by a group of armed men who stormed into his village, setting fire to houses and shooting at the Indians.
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Witness makes mockery of government argument
Government witness Joseph Matlhare has made a mockery of the argument that the Bushmen were evicted because provision of services in their reserve was 'too expensive'.
Enawene Nawe demand land rights
Members of the Enawene Nawe tribe of Mato Grosso state travelled to Brazil's capital Brasília last week to demand that the government legally recognise a key part of their territory.
Government lies on Bushman hunting exposed
A government witness in the Bushman court case admitted yesterday that there was no evidence that Bushmen living in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve had been hunting using guns and vehicles, or hunting too many animals.
Government expert witness fails to justify evictions
Testifying in the Bushman court case in Botswana yesterday, the government's expert witness in ecology and wildlife management said he felt it unnecessary to advance scientific reasons to back up the eviction of the Bushmen.
Government critic to be deported
A professor who has been a fierce critic of the lack of democracy in Botswana is to be deported. Professor Ken Good lost his appeal against deportation earlier today, and was taken from the court by plain-clothes police.
'Wildlife officials can keep chickens, Bushmen can't'
Botswana's Director of Wildlife Joseph Matlhare said yesterday in court that wildlife officials working in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve were allowed to keep chickens, but the Bushmen were not.
Judge bans loggers from isolated tribe's land after world outcry
A Brazilian judge has reinstated orders protecting an uncontacted Amazonian tribe following international protests.