Argentina: President keeps Wichí waiting, then won't see them 23 December 2005For the second time in fifteen days ten Wichí representatives made the long and costly journey from their lands in northern Argentina to the capital to meet President Kirchner. Once again, the promised meeting did not materialise.
Andaman tribes who survived tsunami may be wiped out 22 December 2005The remote tribes of the Andaman Islands, famous for shooting arrows at a patrolling helicopter following last years December 26 tsunami, are in danger of being wiped out completely by settlers invading their land.
Indians thrown off land - ranchers burn down houses 16 December 2005Over one hundred federal police evicted the Guarani-Kaiowa Indians of Ñanderú Marangatú, Mato Grosso do Sul, from their land yesterday morning.
Alternative Nobel Bushmen in Berlin 16 December 2005Bushmen Roy Sesana and Jumanda Gakelebone this week completed their tour of Europe with a visit to Berlin, where they met prominent German politicians and journalists, and gave a public lecture at a high-profile museum.
Government bans land issues workshop 15 December 2005The government of Bangladesh sent police to break up a workshop held to discuss land rights issues in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).
Top officials accused of genocide of Indians 14 December 2005A former state governor and a former top policeman are among the accused in Brazils first ever investigation into the genocide of an uncontacted Indian tribe.
Guarani face eviction 9 December 2005A federal tribunal has ordered the eviction of the Guarani-Kaiowa Indians of Ñanderú Marangatú within the next few days.
Yanomami commit suicide 8 December 2005Four Sanuma Indians in northern Brazil have committed suicide since last August. Suicide is virtually unheard of amongst the Sanuma, one of the four groups which make up the Yanomami tribe.
Krenak Indians block railway in demand for land 7 December 2005Two hundred Krenak Indians blocked the Vitória-Minas railway in Minas Gerais, Brazil, on 1 December, demanding the full recognition of their territory.
Military still in CHT eight years after peace accords 2 December 2005Eight years after the CHT peace accords were signed between the Bangladesh government and the Jumma tribal peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, hundreds of military and paramilitary camps remain in the region.
Bushman woman starved to death in government blockade 30 November 2005The postmortem report of Bushman woman Qoroxloo Duxee has confirmed that she died of dehydration, starvation and shock in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana.
Investigation into killings of uncontacted Indians 30 November 2005In one of the biggest operations of its kind, over a hundred Brazilian federal police arrested eighteen people for crimes against Indians and the environment yesterday.
Alternative Nobel Bushmen journey to Europe 28 November 2005Two Kalahari Bushmen are journeying to Britain, Sweden and Germany on a desperate mission to stop the Botswana government arresting, shooting and torturing their people and starving them off their land.
Nine isolated Shompen died in tsunami 25 November 2005Officials on the Nicobar Islands have confirmed that nine members of the isolated Shompen tribe died in the 26 December tsunami last year.
Bushmen attack BBC radio programme as 'not true' 24 November 2005The organization of the central Kalahari Bushmen has published a statement denouncing the recent BBC Radio 4 programme 'Crossing Continents', which accused Survival of 'making things worse' for the Bushmen.
Local campaign for Bushmen 18 November 2005Botswanas International Socialist organisation has started a campaign in support of the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Survival responds to Radio 4 Crossing Continents programme 14 November 2005Has Survivals campaign for the Gana and Gwi Bushmen made things worse? What do the Bushmen think? A response from Survival to BBC Radio 4's Crossing Continents programme.
Bushman woman found dead in reserve 10 November 2005The latest victim of the Botswana governments eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen died last week in the Central Kalahari.
International NGOs condemn Bushman evictions 10 November 2005Five non-governmental organisations have issued strong statements condemning the eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
More troops land in Papua 7 November 2005Over 1,500 Indonesian troops landed in Papua in October to provide security around the establishment of the new Papuan Peoples Council.
Indians' forest destroyed as 'soya frontier' advances 2 November 2005The pristine rivers and forest of one of the Amazon's most unusual tribes are being destroyed by the ruthless advance of Brazil's 'soya frontier'.
Court victory for one Bushman family 1 November 2005The Botswana High Court ruled on Friday 28 October that the government must allow Bushman Amogolang Segootsane and his family to return to their land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Nukak displaced by armed conflict 26 October 2005Sixty-five Nukak Indians have been displaced by armed conflict on their land between right-wing paramilitary groups, left-wing guerrillas and the Colombian army.
Wanniyala-Aetto return to forest 21 October 2005One hundred Wanniyala-Aetto tribespeople have returned to their land, more than twenty years after they were evicted.
Isolated Indians kill logger 14 October 2005A logger operating illegally in the territory of isolated Waorani Indians has been found dead.
Ethnic cleansing reaches final phase 8 October 2005Dozens of Bushmen were evicted yesterday from their ancestral land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana. Police carried out the removals at gunpoint and then set fire to the Bushmen's huts.
Bushman child and two adults shot by police 6 October 2005Three Bushmen, including one child, have been shot and wounded in recent days by Botswana police in a series of incidents designed to intimidate the Bushmen still surviving inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and force them out once and for all.
Tribal people told to 'end isolation, visit cities'. 5 October 2005The government of the Indian state of Jharkhand has declared that tribal people from different parts of the state will be taken on tours to visit cities.
Arrested Bushmen win 'Alternative Nobel Prize'. 29 September 2005Five days after their leaders were arrested and beaten, there was a dramatic turnaround today in the fortunes of the Kalahari Bushmen as they learnt they have won the 'Alternative Nobel Prize'.
Bushman leaders beaten in custody 28 September 2005Bushman leaders arrested on 24 September were beaten in custody by policemen including the superintendent, it has emerged today.
Guarani of Yvy Katu keep their land 22 September 2005A Brazilian appeals court ruled last week that the Guarani Ñandeva Indians of Yvy Katu can keep their land.
Survival organises London Fashion Week protest against De Beers 20 September 2005Survival International has organised a protest against De Beers to coincide with London Fashion Week at the De Beers party today, Tuesday 20 September 7pm-9pm (De Beers, 45-50 Old Bond Street, London W1).
Violence erupts in Bushmen's reserve 16 September 2005Clashes have erupted between Gana and Gwi Bushmen desperate to stay inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, and wildlife officers and police trying to force them out.
Massive assault on Bushman rights 12 September 2005The Bushmen are facing a new and severe assault on their rights since the resumption of their three-year court case against the government for evicting them from their ancestral lands in the central Kalahari.
Reserve sealed off, Bushmen threatened at gunpoint 5 September 2005Wildlife guards have entered the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and are threatening Bushmen at gunpoint in an attempt to force them to abandon their homes.
Guarani Indians face eviction 2 September 2005The Guarani Ñandeva community of Yvy Katu is facing the threat of eviction from its land in the first week of September.
Lani villagers in hiding from Indonesian army 31 August 2005Lani tribesman Benny Wenda, who is living as a refugee in the UK, reports today that the people of his home village in Pyramid, Papua, are still in hiding after the army attacked in July.
Court rules against Iban land rights 30 August 2005The Malaysian Court of Appeal has overturned a 2001 High Court decision which recognised the land rights of the Iban people of Sarawak.
'We will do what we think is best for them' 27 August 2005During the latest session of the Bushmen court case, the government's attorney stated, 'We will do what we think is best for them [the Bushmen]'.
Siberian peoples protest against oil and gas pipelines 26 August 2005One hundred Nivkh, Evenk, and Uilta people of Siberia have blocked roads with their reindeer for three days in protest against the planned construction of two huge oil and gas pipelines on their land.
Wichí appeal for help 24 August 2005A Wichí community has appealed for help as its lands are fenced off.
Government launches crackdown on Bushmen 22 August 2005The Botswana government has launched a massive crackdown on the Bushmen of the central Kalahari aimed at destroying their way of life.
Evictions linked to diamond concessions 19 August 2005There was a dramatic increase in the number of diamond concessions granted on the Bushmen's land in the year that they were evicted, Botswana's high court heard this week.
Indians win concession from government 12 August 2005After a protest by over one hundred Waorani Indians in the Ecuadorian capital last month, the government has announced the creation of a commission to investigate the impact of oil exploitation on Indian lands.
New Bushman play to be staged next week 10 August 2005A new play telling the story of the eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen and their campaign to return to their land is being staged in South Africa next week.
Court adjourned for day trip in helicopter 10 August 2005Precious days to hear evidence from government witnesses on Bushman evictions are once more being wasted in court.
Wave of violence rocks world's tribes 9 August 2005As the UN celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day on 9 August, the world's tribes have been rocked by a wave of violent attacks and killings.
Bushmen's court case restarts today 8 August 2005The Gana and Gwi Bushmen's court case against the Botswana government restarts on Monday 8 August after a seven-week adjournment.
Mursi land threatened by government 8 August 2005The Mursi are facing the threat of being denied access to land they depend on for cultivation and cattle herding in the Omo and Mago National Parks of Southern Ethiopia.
Survival International targets Neil Lane 4 August 2005Human rights organization Survival has today targeted US jewellery designer Neil Lane in its continued battle with De Beers, over the eviction of the Central Kalahari Bushmen in Botswana to make way for diamond mining.
Aborigines' land victory 3 August 2005The Ngaanyatjarra Aborigines of Western Australia have won legal recognition of a large part of their ancestral land. The claim covered more than 180,000 sq km in the Mt Gibson and Great Victoria deserts.
Miskito win back land 1 August 2005The Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños has returned five parcels of land to the indigenous 'Miskito' Indians of the country's Caribean coast.
Los miskito recuperan sus tierras 31 July 2005El presidente nicaragüense Enrique Bolaños ha devuelto cinco parcelas de tierra a los indígenas "miskito" de la costa caribeña del país.
Professor Good loses Botswana deportation appeal 29 July 2005Australian Professor Kenneth Good, who was deported from Botswana last month as a 'threat to national security,' lost his appeal in the Botswana courts on July 27.
Some protection at last for Ayoreo territory 28 July 2005At a recent meeting in Paris, UNESCO approved a joint request by the Paraguayan government and supporters of the Ayoreo Indians to include a large area of Ayoreo forest in the new Chaco Biosphere Reserve.
Poachers raid Jarawa reserve 27 July 2005A group of poachers recently entered a settlement of the isolated Jarawa tribe on the Andaman islands and stole honey collected by the group.
BBC's Newsnight investigates the Bushmen's expulsion 25 July 2005The BBC's flagship news programme Newsnight has broadcast an in-depth investigation into the Botswana government's expulsion of the Bushmen from their ancestral land.
Yanomami warn mining invasion is 'out of control' 22 July 2005Yanomami health workers have written to the Ministers of Justice and Environment demanding immediate measures to expel invading goldminers from their land.
Two Truká Indians murdered 21 July 2005Two Truká Indians were shot dead on 30 June by an undercover police 'death squad'.
De Beers wrong about Bushman evictions 20 July 2005Survival will continue its campaign in support of the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve despite allegations by De Beers.
Waorani Indians march against oil drilling 15 July 2005Over one hundred Waorani Indians from the Ecuadorian Amazon marched in the capital this week to protest at the destruction of their rainforest by oil companies.
Khanty protection laws removed 13 July 2005Federal and regional laws that protected the Khanty and Siberia's other tribes have been removed.
Supermodel Lily Cole refuses to work for De Beers again 12 July 2005British supermodel Lily Cole, the current face of De Beers, has stated that she is refusing to work for De Beers again, over claims that Bushmen were evicted to make way for future diamond mining in Botswana.
Bushman torture victims speak out 1 July 2005Seven Bushmen have been tortured last month by wildlife officials in Kaudwane, an eviction site close to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Guarani Indian murdered by gunmen 29 June 2005A Guarani Indian was shot dead early on Sunday morning, 26 June, by heavily armed gunmen on the border of Brazil and Paraguay.
After surviving tsunami tribe now face 'greatest threat' 27 June 2005The isolated Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands, who hit the headlines for surviving the 26 December tsunami intact, are now in danger of being wiped out completely by settlers invading their land.
Torture victims now total seven 27 June 2005Seven Bushmen have been tortured this month by wildlife officials in Kaudwane, a relocation camp close to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Bushmen tortured for hunting 22 June 2005Three Bushmen have been severely tortured by wildlife officials on suspicion of hunting to feed their families.
De Beers celebrity store opening loses its sparkle 20 June 2005Celebrities will this Wednesday 22 June (5.30-9pm) be urged by protesters from human rights organisation Survival International not to cross their picket line at the opening of the first De Beers store in the USA (703 Fifth Avenue, New York).
Academic deported 'for links with Survival' 17 June 2005Botswana's President Mogae has said that he decided to deport Australian Professor Ken Good as a 'threat to national security' over his links with Survival International.
Judges order visit to diamond site 16 June 2005The judges in the Bushmen court case have ordered that the whole court will fly to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, to establish whether preparations for diamond mining are taking place there.
Fifteen years in prison for flying a flag 15 June 2005Two Papuan activists, Filep Karma and Yusuk Pakage, have been sentenced to 15 and 10 years in prison respectively for raising the Papuan flag on 'Papuan independence day', December 1st, 2004.
Government acted illegally, admits witness 14 June 2005A government witness has admitted that his department stopped issuing hunting licences to Bushmen living in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, even though it had no legal right to do so.
Guajajara leader murdered in land conflict 10 June 2005An 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.
Witness makes mockery of government argument 9 June 2005Government 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 9 June 2005Members 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 8 June 2005A 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 3 June 2005Testifying 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 31 May 2005A 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' 27 May 2005Botswana'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.
Nukak wounded by grenade blast 26 May 2005Seven nomadic Nukak, one woman and six children, have been wounded by a grenade blast in south-east Colombia.
Judges allow Wildlife Director to testify 26 May 2005The Bushmen court case continued yesterday with the judges ruling that Joseph Matlhare, former Director of Wildlife, should proceed with his evidence.
Government lawyers breach High Court rules 25 May 2005The evidence of the Assistant Director of Wildlife, Jan Broekhuis, concluded yesterday after nine gruelling days in the witness box.
Government witness contradicts himself 24 May 2005In re-examination yesterday, the Assistant Director of Wildlife, Jan Broekhuis, claimed he had 'no reason to believe' that figures in a graph he had drawn were unreliable.
Witness exposes government 23 May 2005Cross-examination of a key witness in the court battle between the Kalahari Bushmen and the Botswana government has exposed the government's given reasons for the evictions as false.
Government's reason for evicting Bushmen shown to be false 19 May 2005The Assistant Director in charge of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Jan Broekhuis, has admitted in court that he ignored a 2001 Bushmen proposal which would have maintained the Bushmen's water supply at zero cost to the government.
Bangladesh: 12,000 tribespeople thrown off land 18 May 2005Twelve thousand people from the Mru, Bowm and Marma tribes are to be thrown off their land to make way for the expansion of an army base in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh.
Philippines: Minister threatens campaigners 17 May 2005The Philippines' Environment Minister has threatened local and foreign campaigners with arrest if they continue to 'agitate communities'.
Brazil: uncontacted tribe faces genocide 16 May 2005Deep in the Amazon rainforest a small tribe of uncontacted Indians is on the run, fleeing chainsaws and bulldozers as logging companies penetrate their forest home.
Wildlife official quizzed over Reserve's management plan 10 May 2005Cross-examined by the Bushmen's legal team, the civil servant responsible for wildlife parks admitted being mistaken in his assumption that the Cabinet had to approve the management plan for the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Government lawyer threatens 'CKGR tour' 9 May 2005Sidney Pilane, the government's principal lawyer in the Bushmen relocation court case, today threatened to submit an application for the court to tour the Central Kalahari Game Reserve again.
Bushmen evicted 'so they could be protected against game' 6 May 2005The government attorney in the Bushmen court case has explained the Bushmen's eviction by telling the court, 'It was decided that residents should be in areas where they could be protected against game.'
Jubilant Indians thank Survival supporters 6 May 2005An Indian organisation in northern Brazil has sent a message of thanks to Survival supporters after winning back their land.
Kalahari ecologist: Bushmen live better in reserve 5 May 2005Kalahari ecologist Arthur Albertson told Botswana's high court this week that the Gana and Gwi Bushmen's lives were better in the Central Kalahari where they could hunt and gather than in the government eviction camps.
CIA named Papua 'cannibal land' 4 May 2005In 1962, President Kennedy instructed the Netherlands to hand Papua over to Indonesia, rather than granting it independence.
BBC's John Simpson on misery of evicted Bushmen 26 April 2005In a high-profile article published yesterday, the BBC's World Affairs Editor John Simpson reveals how shocked he was by his visit to the evicted Gana and Gwi Bushmen.
Troops pour into Papua 19 April 2005Fifteen thousand more soldiers are to be relocated to Papua, bringing the total in the province to 50,000.
Government moves to scrap Bushman rights 18 April 2005Botswana's government is pushing a bill through Parliament to scrap the key clause in the Constitution which protects 'Bushman' rights.
Guarani children starve to death 12 April 2005In Brazil, Guarani children are dying from starvation. Robbed of almost all their lands, the Indians can no longer feed themselves.
Two hundred Ogiek homeless and hungry 12 April 2005Under government instruction, police have torched Ogiek houses and destroyed crops, instilling widespread terror.
Bushmen to be wiped from Constitution 11 April 2005Botswana's government is pushing a bill through Parliament to scrap the key clause in the Constitution that protects Bushman rights.
US State Department condemns Bushman evictions 6 April 2005The US State Department has condemned the Bushman eviction sites as being 'threatened by the lack of employment opportunities and rampant alcohol abuse.'
Congress to decide fate of uncontacted Indians 4 April 2005The fate of the last uncontacted South American tribe outside Amazonia will be decided this week. Paraguay's Congress will debate a bill which would protect the heart of their territory.
Army kills villagers 30 March 2005The Indonesian army and police have killed three people, burned down houses, killed pigs and destroyed crops, in the latest in a series of attacks against tribal villages in the Papuan highlands.
Penan tribe protest at logging 30 March 2005Hundreds of Penan hunter-gatherers have signed a letter of protest about a logging permit awarded to a notorious timber company.
Government tries to expel critic 30 March 2005An outspoken critic of the Botswana government, who has previously attacked its treatment of the Bushmen, has been threatened with deportation.
South American Indians campaign for Bushmen 29 March 2005Reaching out from the forests of South America to the Kalahari desert, members of the isolated Ayoreo tribe in Paraguay have added their voices to the Gana and Gwi Bushmen's campaign for their rights.
Penan defender declared dead 23 March 2005Five years after his disappearance in the Malaysian jungle, a Swiss court has officially declared activist Bruno Manser dead.
Bushmen's plea on World Water Day 21 March 2005As Botswana continues to deny them access to water, the Gana and Gwi Bushmen are issuing a plea to the government to recognise their rights.
World Bank in Bushman Reserve 18 March 2005The World Bank ombudsman is investigating complaints that the Bank has been funding diamond exploration in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, without first consulting local communities.
Tribal peoples across the globe unite 16 March 2005Members of the Ayoreo tribe in Paraguay have signed a petition showing solidarity with the Bushmen of Botswana.
UK Human rights policies 'abhorrent and shameful' 14 March 2005Indigenous peoples are marking Commonwealth Day on 14 March by attacking the UK government for blocking the recognition of their rights at the UN.
Survival launches Botswana boycott 11 March 2005Survival International is launching a boycott of Botswana today at the world's largest tourism fair, ITB (Internationale Tourismus-Börse) Berlin. Supporters of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen will give out leaflets outside the fair.
Congress to decide fate of uncontacted tribe 28 February 2005Moves to protect the heartland of South America's last uncontacted tribe south of the Amazon basin are now being debated in Paraguay's Congress. The area at stake is home to an unknown number of uncontacted Ayoreo-Totobiegosode Indians.
Indian children starve to death 24 February 2005Three Guarani children have starved to death so far this year; hundreds more are suffering from malnutrition. Crammed onto tiny pockets of land, the Indians have nowhere to hunt, fish or even plant crops.
New baby is a sign of hope for the Onge 24 February 2005A new baby has been born to the Onge tribe of the Andaman Islands. The Onge's numbers have plummeted in the past century and their birth rate is very low, so the birth, which brings the population to 97, is a cause for hope.
Subanen face eviction 24 February 2005Several Subanen familes fear eviction from their ancestral land by the Canadian mining company, TVI.
Government clamps down on freedom of speech; academic to be expelled 23 February 2005Kenneth Good, professor of political science studies at the University of Botswana for 15 years, has been ordered to leave Botswana. Late last Friday three men arrived at his home with handcuffs to inform him that he had 48 hours to leave the country.
Botswana's President prejudges court case 22 February 2005Botswana's President Mogae told a UK audience yesterday that he would not allow the Bushmen to return to their homes in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. 'I cannot allow them to go back,' he said, prejudging the court case currently in progress.
The Bushmen fight back as Botswana's PR efforts flounder 11 February 2005Three years after the Botswana government evicted the Gana and Gwi
Bushmen from their ancestral land, over 200 Bushmen have returned
home in spite of attempts to stop them, while Botswana faces
increasing criticism in the international press.
Three years on, persecution intensifies 2 February 2005On the eve of the three-year anniversary of the eviction of the Gana
and Gwi Bushmen from their land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve,
six Bushmen have been heavily fined for hunting to feed their families.
Dying father used to evict sons 20 January 2005Botswana's high court has heard how government officials evicted a
dying man from his home in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, and
then returned to tell his sons that they would not see their father
unless they agreed to be relocated.
Thousands flee military in Papuan highlands 19 January 2005'They're still hiding in the forests because the soldiers are in their village, and if they go back they are scared... the military will just shoot them.' Papuan Baptist Minister
Bushmen to conclude evidence 14 January 2005On January 17 the historic court case brought by the Bushmen against the Botswana government resumes.
Background on the tribes of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands 6 January 2005The Andaman Islands are home to four 'Negrito' tribes - the Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa and Sentinelese. The Nicobar Islands are home to two 'Mongoloid' tribes - the Shompen and Nicobarese.
Andaman island tribe moved to capital 6 January 2005One of the four 'Negrito' tribes of the Andaman Islands have been moved to the Islands' capital, Port Blair, by the local authorities.
Supreme Court blow to Makuxi Indians 5 January 2005In a shocking blow to thousands of Indians, on January 3rd a Supreme Court judge suspended the official demarcation of the Raposa-Serra do Sol Indian territory, just a few days before it was expected to be complete.
First confirmed news on India's island tribes 2 January 2005The first authoritative reports are now coming in on the fate of the five isolated tribes of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, hit hard by the Asian quake disaster.
