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Australia’s Channel 7 seeks judicial review of ‘racism’ ruling

Paul Raffaele said a Suruwaha girl refused to shake his hand because she wanted to kill him. In fact, he was wearing so much sun cream the Suruwaha thought he had a skin disease.© Channel 7Australia’s...

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Leaked plans to resettle Penan surface as blockade continues

The Penan's blockade of the Murum dam road began on 26th September.© SCANE/SurvivalLeaked plans to resettle Malaysia’s Penan have surfaced, as the tribe continues to hold a two-week blockade on the...

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Land grabs in Ethiopia leave tribes hungry on World Food Day

A boy from the Lower Omo stands on the riverbank.© SurvivalViolent land grabs in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley are displacing tribes and preventing them from cultivating their land, leaving thousands of...

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UK snubs tribal rights by refusing to ratify key law

The more countries that ratify ILO 169, the more protection it offers for tribal peoples everywhere.© Stephen Corry/SurvivalThe UK has dismayed tribal and indigenous peoples as well as activists around...

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‘Kill us all, then bury us here’: desperate appeal of Indians facing eviction

The Guarani are forced to make a perilous river crossing using a narrow cable to get food supplies.© MPF/SurvivalA group of Brazilian Indians who endured violence and death to return to their land have...

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London visit by Indonesian President fuels human rights protests

Survival’s protest will coincide with the arrival of Indonesia’s President in London.© SurvivalSurvival International will join dozens of protesters tomorrow (October 31), to demonstrate against...

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Human rights protest mars Indonesia’s state visit to London

Dozens of protesters gathered outside Downing Street to mark the visit of Indonesia's President to the UK© SurvivalA demonstration by Survival International and dozens of human rights protesters has...

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Yanomami mark 20 years of land recognition

Yanomami greet guests attending the seventh Assembly of Hutakara Yanomami Association at Watoriki © Fiona Watson/SurvivalSome 700 Yanomami from many communities in Brazil recently gathered for the 7th...

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In pictures: Tanzania’s Hadza mark land rights milestone one year on

Hadza hunters in Tanzania use the song of an African bird to guide them to bees’ nests in baobab trees.© Joanna Eede/ SurvivalSurvival International has published a picture gallery to celebrate the...

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Earth’s most threatened tribe make unprecedented visit to Brazil’s capital

Members of the Awá have made a rare trip to Brasilia to urge Brazil to evict illegal invaders.© SurvivalFifteen members of Earth’s most threatened tribe have made an unprecedented visit to Brazil’s...

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Tourists leafleted at Machu Picchu over uncontacted tribes

Survival's leaflets highlight the plight of uncontacted Indians only 100km from Machu Picchu© SurvivalSurvival has launched a leafleting campaign targeting tourists arriving at Machu Picchu in...

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Harassed and imprisoned: activists held for peaceful protests in India

Medha Patkar had vowed to go on hunger strike until her release.© K. ShanmughamVeteran human rights campaigner Medha Patkar has been released after being detained by police in the Indian state of...

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Colombian Indian leader escapes assassination attempt

Rogelio Mejía has narrowly survived an assassination bid.© SurvivalOne of Colombia’s most important Indian leaders has narrowly escaped an attempt on his life. Rogelio Mejía, the leader of the Arhuaco...

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US food giant accused over biofuel 'tainted with Indian blood'

A Guarani man in front of sugarcane crops, grown where the tribe’s forests once stood.© SurvivalA US food giant has been implicated in a sugarcane scandal in Brazil that has kept an entire indigenous...

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Penan set deadline for dam demands

Penan man, Sarawak, Malaysia.© Robin Hanbury-Tenison/SurvivalMembers of Malaysia’s Penan tribe have suspended their lengthy blockade of the Murum dam site, and given the Sarawak government an...

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Brazilian mining giant given green light for perilous railway plan

Awá man. The Awá are warning the expansion of the Carajás railway could bring disastrous consequences© Fiona Watson/SurvivalThe Brazilian government has given the go-ahead for a railway project that...

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Brazilian Indians' water 'poisoned' in bitter land dispute

Guarani Indians of Ypo’i community in Brazil.© MPFA community of Brazilian Indians say their main source of water has been poisoned by one of the state’s most controversial ranches.The Guarani from...

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Russian indigenous peoples’ organization ordered to close

A Khanty man in Siberia© Jon SpaullAn organization representing indigenous peoples in Russia has been ordered to close, in the country’s latest crackdown on NGOs. The Ministry of Justice said it was...

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Christmas crisis for Canada’s iconic reindeer herd

Tribes all around the world, such as Russia’s Nenets, depend on reindeer for their survival. © Steve MorganA reindeer herd which was once the largest in the world has shrunk to a fraction of its former...

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Naked truth of Earth’s most threatened tribe laid bare by worldwide demo

Stickers with the demand ‘Brazil: Save the Awá’, will be used during Survival's worldwide protest.© SurvivalSurvival will hold a worldwide demonstration on December 10 to urge Brazil, on Human Rights...

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