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November 25, 2013

Fracking licenses granted in Botswana Bushmen’s reserve

A leaked map shows large parts of Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve – home to the Bushmen – have been opened up to international companies for fracking.
November 20, 2013

Tribal children driven to suicide and solvent abuse

A new photo gallery from Survival International highlights appallingly high levels of suicide and social breakdown amongst tribal children whose lands have been taken.
November 14, 2013

Report exposes threat to dam ‘Lost World’

Plans for hydro-electric dam on the land of two unique tribes in Guyana would lead to the destruction of a unique people and vast tracts of rainforest.
November 8, 2013

Yanomami denounce illegal miners and lack of health care

Yanomami Indians from Brazil and Venezuela met last month in Venezuela to discuss indigenous rights and national policies with government officials and NGOs.
October 17, 2013

Travel companies join Botswana boycott

Only weeks after Survival International called for a boycott of Botswana tourism, two travel companies have suspended their tours to the country.
October 15, 2013

Arrests over attenpt to manipulate members of Jarawa tribe

Attempts by poachers to manipulate members of the Jarawa tribe in India’s Andaman Islands have backfired following swift action by the authorities.
September 25, 2013

Survival International Director attacks Commonwealth record on tribal rights

In a speech to representatives of the Commonwealth this week, the director of Survival International will criticise the Commonwealth's record on the rights of tribal people.
September 18, 2013

Guarani chief leads re-occupation of ancestral land after her three children die

Brazilian Guarani Indians have carried out a courageous ‘retomada’ (re-occupation) of the sugar cane plantation that has taken over their ancestral land.
August 20, 2013

Real ‘Avatar’ tribe deals fatal blow to Vedanta mine

India’s Dongria Kondh tribe has overwhelmingly rejected plans by British mining giant Vedanta Resources for an open-pit bauxite mine in their sacred Niyamgiri Hills.
August 16, 2013

Plans to evict Botswana Bushmen revealed in leaked report

Survival International has obtained detailed plans for the forced relocation of Bushmen by a local council in western Botswana, despite a High Court ruling prohibiting eviction.