May, 2008
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Dispatches: Undercover in Tibet
Two weeks after China launched its full scale effort to suppress the Tibetan People, an effort that continues even now with almost daily arrests of Tibetan Men and Women, Channel 4's Dispatches aired "Undercover in Tibet," a report on 'the hidden reality' of Tibetan life under Chinese occupation. You will find the full report below. [...]
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Reportback from ‘the Xingu Encounter’
Thousands gathered in Altamira, Para-Brazil last week for the Xingu Forever Alive Encounter, an historic gathering of Indigenous Peoples and allies opposed to damming the Xingu River. A similar gathering took place in 1989, "where the Kayapó and other tribes from the Xingu basin rejected the Brazilian government’s plans for a series of six hydroelectric [...]
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Free at Last! KI6 and Bob Lovelace Prevail In Court
Robert Lovelace of the Ardoch Algonquins and the group known as the KI6 were unconditionally released by Ontario's Court of Appeal yesterday. The overcrowded courtroom burst into applause when the judges read their decision. Quoting from the Canadian Press: "It feels really good. It feels like justice is on our side," said Bob Lovelace on [...]
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Letters needed to protect Mato Paha (Bear Butte)
The Western Shoshone Defense Project (WSDP) has sent out an action alert warning of a renewed danger facing Mato Paha, a sacred place of prayer to over thirty Indigenous Nations across the Plains. Located eight miles southwest of Sturgis, South Dakota, Mato Paha is steadily being surrounded by bars, camping grounds and venues that will [...]
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Mexico Confiscates Fish from the Cucapa
Armed Mexican marines and federal police helped to confiscate 9 tons of gulf corvina from the Cucapa fishing community last weekend, reports Frontera NorteSur Apparently, non-indigenous fisherman saw them catching the fish and told federal authorities, alleging they were violating a seasonal ban that started last week. It was later confirmed that the Cucapa were [...]
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Indigenous Nasa Repressed by Colombian State
Last week, nearly 500 indigenous people claimed their right to land and demanded the Colombian State fulfill a set of promises made to the Indigenous Nasa community of Northern Cauca, for the States its role in the massacre of El Nilo. In 1991, a paramilitary group (some of whom were members of the National Police) [...]
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KI6 Temporarily Released From Jail
The Six Kitchenuhumaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) leaders jailed in March for defending their land were conditionally released on Friday, pending a court appearance in the Ontario Court of Appeals on May 28. "We are ecstatic about the release of the KI Six and we can't wait to welcome home this evening," said KI Counc. Susan Nanokeesic [...]
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