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Astonishing video of uncontacted Indians released as loggers close in
This uncontacted Awá mans name is not known. But his rainforest has been destroyed around him, and just one small island of forest is now left. Loggers are now moving in. © Mídia ÍndiaExtraordinary new...
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Germany freezes funding to WWF following human rights abuse in Congo
A major investigation by news site Buzzfeed, released March 4, 2019, exposed a shocking level of violent abuse by ecoguards and rangers funded by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).© BuzzfeedThe German...
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Indigenous leader murdered in northern Amazon
Wajãpi men in the northern Brazilian Amazon© Fiona Watson/SurvivalA leader of the Wajãpi tribe has been murdered in Brazil.Emyra Wajãpi’s body was found by members of the tribe on 23 July. APINA, the...
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Police attack Kinikinawa indigenous community in Brazil
Kinikinawa man bleeding with head injuries as police attack his community© KinikinawaReports are emerging that heavily armed police have attacked Kinikinawa indigenous people on their land in...
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Ayoreo environmental defender latest victim of deadly epidemic
Chagabi worked for decades alongside his people to defend their ancestral land and uncontacted relatives.© Gerald Henzinger/SurvivalChagabi Etacore, one of the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode’s most-loved leaders...
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“You have stolen our forest.” Baka “Pygmies”' heartfelt plea to European...
In violation of international law, the Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) of the Baka people was not obtained before the Messok Dja project was green-lit.© Survival InternationalHundreds of Baka...
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Indigenous leaders denounce Amazon fires as “a terrifying plague"
Many indigenous territories in Brazil have been burned by ranchers and loggers for years, though 2019`s fires are especially bad. Awá man Hemokoma`á stands in his people`s forest after it was burned in...
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Uncontacted tribes now threatened by Amazon fires
The rainforest where these two uncontacted Indians were filmed is now on fire. It’s unclear if they’ve survived.© Mídia ÍndiaThe survival of uncontacted tribes in the Amazon is now at risk as some of...
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Papuans killed as anti-racist protests continue
Indonesian forces opening fire on protesters in Deiyai, West Papua. Six Papuans were reported to have been killed.© SurvivalSeven Papuans are reported to have been killed as police and military fire at...
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Davi Yanomami, the “Dalai Lama of the Rainforest,” wins “Alternative Nobel...
Davi Yanomami, who has won this year’s Right Livelihood Award© Fiona Watson/SurvivalRenowned Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa, the “Dalai Lama of the Rainforest,” has won this year’s Right Livelihood...
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Survival announces winners of 2020 calendar photo competition
Tibetan child, 2018© Mattia Passarini / www.mattiapassarini.comSurvival International, the global movement for tribal peoples, is delighted to announce the winning entries of its 2020 calendar photo...
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“Stop Brazil’s Genocide”: protestors target Brazil’s Minister Salles during...
Protestors at the Brazilian Embassy in London, October 2019© Eleanor K. Russell/Survival InternationalProtestors gathered outside Brazil’s Embassy in the UK today, demanding that Environment Minister...
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Indigenous organization slams Brazilian government and evangelical missionaries
The Javari Valley is home to over 5,000 indigenous people© Erling Söderström/SurvivalUNIVAJA– the Union of Indigenous Peoples of the Javari Valley – has issued a statement criticizing the Brazilian...
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Brazilian experts warn of uncontacted tribes “genocide” after sacking of...
Bruno Pereira (center) has been sacked. Experts say his dismissal represents yet another backwards step in the policy to protect uncontacted tribes.© FUNAITop Brazilian experts have released a damning...
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Survival promotes #TribalVoice at the Amazon Synod in Rome
Indigenous leaders Adriano Karipuna, José Luis Cassupa and Hozana Puruborá – visiting Rome during the Amazon Synod – tell President Bolsonaro to protect indigenous land alongside Survival...
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EXPOSED: WWF execs KNEW they were funding rights abuses in Africa, but kept...
A Baka woman from the Republic of Congo. WWF-funded rangers have killed, raped and tortured Baka and Bayaka people.© SurvivalA new and devastating investigation by Buzzfeed News has revealed that the...
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Amazon Guardian killed, another shot, as loggers attack in Brazil
Paulo Paulino Guajajara, known as Kwahu, has been killed by loggers© Sarah Shenker/Survival InternationalAn indigenous Amazon Guardian has been shot dead by loggers and another wounded after they were...
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Russia shuts down indigenous rights organisation
Tribal peoples in Russia, such as the reindeer herding Nenets, have borne the brunt of the exploitation of their lands for oil and gas and are often the last barrier to the destruction of the Arctic.©...
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Ten Brazilian indigenous leaders protest in London
The APIB delegation hand in Survival International's Racist of the Year award for President Bolsonaro to the Brazilian Embassy, London© Rosa Gauditano/ Survival International- President Bolsonaro wins...
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Indian government scraps “dangerous” forest law after outcry
The Baiga are one of many tribes who would have been affected by the Indian government plans© SurvivalThe Indian government has scrapped a plan to militarize its forests and open them up for commercial...
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