BBC’s Bruce Parry begins Amazon adventure 21 December 2007Bruce Parry, star of the BBC’s hit TV series Tribe, has begun a journey from the source to the mouth of the river Amazon, for a new series, ‘Amazon’, to be broadcast next year.
Penan headman missing, feared murdered 20 December 2007A headman from the Penan tribe of Sarawak, Malaysia, has gone missing and his community fear he may have been murdered. Kelesau Naan was last seen on 23 October when he left on a hunting trip.
Urgent appeal for ‘trapped’ uncontacted tribe 19 December 2007An urgent appeal to save an uncontacted tribe who are trapped in a shrinking patch of rainforest will be made today to Latin America’s top human rights body.
Bushmen appeal to President 17 December 2007On the first anniversary of their historic court judgment, the Bushman organisation First People of the Kalahari released an open letter to Botswana's President Mogae.
Police arrest, torture and kill Papuan tribal people 17 December 2007Police in West Papua are killing, torturing and intimidating the province's tribal people with impunity. Police shot dead two Papuan women and injured another as they protested on 5 December near the British and American-owned Freeport mine.
Concern over uncontacted tribes fleeing loggers 17 December 2007A group of indigenous and other organisations have written an urgent letter highlighting how illegal loggers in Peru are forcing uncontacted tribes to flee across the border into Brazil.
Amazon Indians end blockade 14 December 2007The Enawene Nawe Indians ended their protest at the site of a planned hydroelectric dam on Tuesday.
Officials concede Narmada dam illegal 13 December 2007A director of the government agency responsible for India’s controversial Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam has admitted that the construction of the dam has led to the illegal submergence of houses and farms.
Illegal goldminers invade Yanomami land 11 December 2007More than a thousand illegal goldminers have invaded the land of the Yanomami Indians in Brazilian Amazonia.
Amazon Indians blockade dam site 10 December 2007The remote Enawene Nawe tribe have blockaded the construction site of a hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon, which they say will destroy their vital fishing grounds.
Bushmen appeal for legal costs 5 December 2007The Kalahari Bushmen applied in Botswana’s High Court today for leave to appeal for the Botswana government to pay their legal costs.
Historic court case begins 3 December 2007An historic land rights case has opened in Guyana’s Supreme Court, lodged by the Akawaio and Arekuna people of the Upper Mazaruni river basin.
One year after court victory, Bushmen still far from home 3 December 200713 December marks the first anniversary of the Kalahari Bushmen’s landmark victory in Botswana’s High Court. But most of the Bushmen remain stranded in resettlement camps.
HIV/AIDS spreading among tribal peoples 29 November 2007HIV/AIDS is spreading among tribal peoples due to increased contact with outsiders and dramatic social change, says Survival International in its new report, ‘Progress can kill’.
Supreme Court bars British company from mining sacred hills 29 November 2007India’s Supreme Court has surprised and delighted the Dongria Kondh tribe by barring the UK company Vedanta Resources Plc from mining bauxite in the sacred Niyamgiri hills in Orissa, eastern India.
Torment of tribes continues 10 years after peace accord 26 November 2007This Sunday will mark the tenth anniversary of the peace accord between the Bangladesh government and the Jumma tribal peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Tribal women ‘particularly vulnerable’ to violence 22 November 2007Survival has written to the UN expressing concern that tribal women are ‘particularly vulnerable’ to violence and sexual exploitation when outsiders invade their land.
Four Guarani Indians shot in land conflict 21 November 2007Four Guarani Indians were shot and wounded on Saturday in a conflict with ranchers who are occupying their land in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Bushmen – back to court? 20 November 2007Bushmen in Botswana today announced they plan to return to court within a matter of weeks if the government continues to prevent them from returning home.
Davi Kopenawa Yanomami threatened with death 16 November 2007A rancher who is illegally occupying land within the Yanomami indigenous territory in Brazil has threatened to kill renowned Yanomami leader Davi Kopenawa.
Oil chief – uncontacted tribes photos do not prove they exist 14 November 2007The chairman of Perupetro, the government body responsible for granting oil exploration licences, has said that photos of twenty-one uncontacted Indians taken recently in south-east Peru prove ‘nothing’ of their existence.
Tribal people at risk of extinction from diabetes 13 November 2007As 14 November marks the first UN World Diabetes Day, a new report from Survival has highlighted the catastrophic impact of diabetes on tribal people who have been removed from their land.
Guarani women raped as rancher’s men threaten community 12 November 2007Two Guarani women have been raped in the past month by security guards working for a rancher who is illegally occupying their land in the community of Nanderú Marangatú.
Iban leader arrested over oil palm dispute 9 November 2007Police in Sarawak, Malaysia, have arrested an Iban indigenous community leader. Rajang anak Sengalang was arrested from his longhouse on Wednesday.
Amazon leader – uncontacted tribes suffer worst experience in 500 years 8 November 2007An indigenous leader from the Peruvian Amazon has said that Peru’s uncontacted tribes are experiencing problems equal to or worse than anything indigenous Amazonian peoples have experienced in 500 years.
West Papuan lawyer arrested for sending text message 8 November 2007Sabar Iwanggin, a lawyer who defended Papuan students arrested in 2006 after demonstrations against the Indonesian regime, has been arrested and interrogated by Indonesia’s special anti-terrorism police force, Detachment 88.
Hadzabe celebrate land victory 6 November 2007A safari company representing clients from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed that it has withdrawn from a deal on the Hadza tribe’s land.
Survival advert condemns torture of Bushmen 5 November 2007Survival has placed a full-page advert in the UK’s Independent newspaper today, condemning the torture of Bushmen evicted from their land in the Kalahari in Botswana and appealing to the British public to support them.
President Garcia questions existence of 'unconnected’ tribes 5 November 2007Peru’s President Garcia has questioned the existence of uncontacted tribes living in the remote Peruvian rainforest. The president’s comments come just six weeks after 21 uncontacted Indians were photographed in south-east Peru.
Enawene Nawe village burned to the ground 2 November 2007The village of the remote Enawene Nawe tribe in Brazil has burned to the ground in a fire, leaving them to rebuild their homes from scratch.
Landmark court ruling recognises Mayan land rights 1 November 2007Mayan communities in southern Belize are celebrating a landmark Supreme Court ruling which recognises their rights to the ownership of their land.
Torture of Bushmen - shocking details 31 October 2007Shocking new details have emerged of the torture and beating of a group of Bushmen in Kaudwane resettlement camp, Botswana. Fifteen men were arrested in late September for hunting, and at least ten of them were tortured.
New law threatens uncontacted tribes 30 October 2007The existence of some of the world's last uncontacted tribes has been threatened by a new law passed by the Peruvian government.
Brazilian Indian leader – Germany must sign international law 26 October 2007Brazilian shaman Davi Yanomami delivered a letter to the German Chancellor’s office this week, urging the German government to sign the key international law on tribal peoples, ILO Convention 169.
Police arrest health officials for fraud 26 October 2007Federal police in Brazil arrested 35 people suspected of misappropriation of funds from the National Health Foundation, FUNASA, in the state of Roraima yesterday.
Yanomami leader - Britain must sign international law 17 October 2007Brazilian shaman Davi Yanomami today delivered a letter to 10 Downing Street calling on the UK government to ratify ILO Convention 169, the key international law on tribal peoples.
Brazilian shaman’s visit – ‘Buying rainforest won’t save it’ 10 October 2007The visit to London by a renowned Yanomami Indian leader from Brazilian Amazonia will throw a spotlight on the increasingly exaggerated claims of organisations engaged in schemes to ‘buy the rainforest’.
Government crackdown on Bushman hunters 9 October 2007Six Bushmen have been arrested for hunting in New Xade resettlement camp, according to First People of the Kalahari, a Bushman human rights organisation.
Bushmen report further arrests, beatings 4 October 2007A Bushman human rights organisation today reported that at least ten men in Kaudwane resettlement camp have been arrested and beaten by wildlife officials for hunting.
Tattoo artists bare all for Survival 2 October 2007Top UK tattoo artists are tastefully baring their all in a new 2008 calendar going on sale this week in support of Survival.
'They exist' - uncontacted Indians spotted from the air 1 October 2007Twenty-one uncontacted Indians have been spotted from the air during a flight over one of the most remote parts of the Peruvian rainforest. Their territory is currently being targeted by illegal loggers.
Stars of BBC ‘Tribe’ show in conflict with logging company 25 September 2007The Malaysian authorities have told timber giant Samling that the company will lose its licence to log on the land of the nomadic Penan, stars of this week’s BBC television show ‘Tribe’, unless it resolves its conflict with the tribe.
Van Der Post’s daughter describes Bushman persecution in The Times 20 September 2007Just three days after Survival International re-ignited its Bushman campaign, a lengthy cover article in The Times has described the Botswana government’s continuing refusal to honour the terms of the Bushmen’s court victory.
Oil companies in ‘farcical’ megaphone plan for uncontacted tribes 17 September 2007Two companies planning to explore for oil in rainforest inhabited by uncontacted tribes have revealed plans to ‘communicate’ with them using megaphones if their oil crews are attacked.
After 22 years, UN votes on indigenous peoples declaration 10 September 2007Twenty-two years of intensive debate and negotiations climax this week in New York, as the UN General Assembly votes on whether to approve the declaration on indigenous peoples’ rights.
Bushmen hunting charges withdrawn 4 September 2007Twenty-one Botswana Bushmen arrested in June and July for hunting to feed their families were celebrating today after all charges against them were dropped.
Six Bushmen arrested for hunting 3 September 2007Six Gana and Gwi Bushmen have been arrested by Botswana police for hunting on their ancestral land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana. This follows twenty-one arrests for hunting in June and July.
Highway condemned because of uncontacted tribes 30 August 2007Plans for the construction of a highway in one of the most remote parts of the Peruvian Amazon have been rejected by a local indigenous organization because of the danger it poses to uncontacted tribes living there.
Rights body pressures government on uncontacted tribes 29 August 2007The top human rights body in Latin America, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), has demanded to know what the Peruvian government is doing to protect uncontacted tribes living in the remote Amazon.
Julie Christie and Survival launch Uncontacted Tribes campaign 28 August 2007Screen icon Julie Christie and Survival will launch a campaign tomorrow to save uncontacted tribes from extinction with a new film featuring previously unseen footage of some of the world?s most remote and endangered peoples.
UN law on tribal peoples to be ratified 24 August 2007Nepal's parliament has this week announced its decision to sign the UN law on tribal peoples (ILO Convention 169).
Indians speak out against mining on their land 23 August 2007Indian leaders in Brazil are voicing their opposition to a draft law which if approved will allow mining in indigenous territories. Davi Yanomami spoke recently to a Survival researcher by telephone.
Slavery prejudice still applied to tribal peoples 22 August 2007Survival will release a report tomorrow comparing arguments justifying the eviction of the Kalahari Bushmen with those used to defend the transatlantic slave trade.
More evidence of uncontacted tribes fleeing 21 August 2007Further evidence of uncontacted tribes fleeing from Peru to Brazil because of illegal logging has been found by a Brazilian government official and uncontacted tribes expert.
Stars of BBC ‘Tribe’ series hit by disease epidemic 20 August 2007The Matis Indians of Brazil, stars of tomorrow's episode of 'Tribe' on BBC TV, are facing an epidemic which has already killed members of this tiny tribe.
Uncontacted tribes flee ‘red gold’ rush 2 August 2007A large group of uncontacted Indians has appeared in a remote village in the Amazon rainforest near the Peru-Brazil border, a Brazilian government official and expert on uncontacted tribes has reported.
Aboriginal organisations condemn government response 30 July 2007One month after the Australian government set up an 'emergency response taskforce' to tackle widespread child abuse in Aboriginal communities, its actions have been widely condemned by Aboriginal organisations.
Jumma leader sentenced to 17 years in jail 27 July 2007Ranglai Mro, a Jumma leader from the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh, has been sentenced to 17 years in jail after protesting against the eviction of his people from their land to make way for an army training centre.
Penan – ‘Our forests are disappearing’ 26 July 2007Nine Penan leaders from Sarawak, Malaysia, told visitors to the World Rainforest Music Festival this month that their rainforest home was disappearing.
Indians ask court to ban oil exploration 20 July 2007Peru's Amazon Indian organisation, AIDESEP, has applied to the courts for oil exploration and drilling to be banned in parts of the Peruvian Amazon inhabited by uncontacted tribes.
UN Human Rights Committee to examine Botswana 19 July 2007Survival has submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Committee detailing the Botswana government?s failure to implement the December 2006 ruling in the case of the Kalahari Bushmen.
Guarani leader assassinated 17 July 2007Ortiz Lopes, a Guarani Kaiowá Indian, was murdered by a gunman on 8 July. The assassin approached his home, called him outside and shot him at point blank range.
Bushmen arrested for hunting despite court judgement 16 July 2007Twenty-one Gana and Gwi Bushmen have been arrested by Botswana police for hunting on their ancestral land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana.
Uncontacted tribes compared to 'Loch Ness monster' 11 July 2007A spokeswoman for Peru's state oil company, Perupetro, has questioned the existence of uncontacted tribes in the Peruvian Amazon by comparing them to the Loch Ness monster.
Oil industry told to keep off uncontacted tribes’ land 5 July 2007Oil companies from all over the world have been warned by Peru?s national indigenous peoples? organization not to explore for oil in areas where uncontacted tribes live.
Lord Jones does not question Survival's integrity 2 July 2007British peer Lord Jones of Cheltenham has denied reports that he questioned Survival International's integrity and accounting procedures.
Enawene Nawe blockade succeeds 29 June 2007The Brazilian government has agreed to several key demands of the Enawene Nawe Indians after they blockaded a major highway. The government's Indian agency, FUNAI, will survey lands claimed by the Enawene Nawe and other tribes, with the aim of officially
'Leave the Jarawa alone' tour operators told 29 June 2007The authorities on the Andaman Islands have warned that offering sightings of the Jarawa tribe to tourists is a violation of an Indian Supreme Court Order.
Safari concession threatens Hadza tribe 28 June 2007Hundreds of Hadza hunter-gatherers face eviction from their ancestral lands if a foreign safari company is given a hunting concession on their land.
Appeal to top human rights body on uncontacted tribes 15 June 2007Peru's national indigenous peoples' organization has lodged an urgent appeal to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Latin America's top human rights body, out of concern for some of the world's last uncontacted tribes.
UN concerned over torture of West Papuan tribes 13 June 2007The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on the situation of human rights defenders has concluded her visit to Indonesia.
Indians and NGOs unite to oppose to Xingu dams 5 June 2007Indigenous peoples and NGOs have met in the Amazon town of Altamira in Brazil to discuss their concerns about a series of hydroelectric dams planned for the Xingu river, one of the Amazon's main tributaries.
Remote Amazon tribe to travel to Brasília 4 June 2007The remote Enawene Nawe tribe have dismantled their three day blockade of one of the main highways in Mato Grosso state and are set to travel to the Brazilian capital, Brasília, to meet government officials.
Bushman leader lobbies politicians 4 June 2007Bushman leader Roy Sesana will return to Botswana today from Italy, where he met with the Vice President of the Senate, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and the former Minister of Culture.
Second oil company blocked over uncontacted tribes 4 June 2007The Peruvian government has blocked oil exploration by US company Barrett Resources in the northern Amazon over concerns about uncontacted tribes living there.
Amazon tribe block highway to stop hydroelectric dams 1 June 2007A remote Amazonian tribe are blockading a major highway in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso in protest at a series of hydroelectric dams that will destroy their vital fishing grounds. The Enawene Nawe Indians set up their blockade yesterday morning.
Oil company blocked over uncontacted tribes 31 May 2007The Peruvian government has blocked oil exploration plans in the Amazon amidst fears for uncontacted tribes living in the area.
Bushman leader delivers letter to Tony Blair 25 May 2007Bushman leader Roy Sesana went to Downing Street yesterday to deliver a letter from his people to Prime Minister Tony Blair. On Wednesday he addressed MPs and peers at Westminster to ask for their support.
Bushmen travel to Westminster to seek support 22 May 2007Bushman leader Roy Sesana will meet with British MPs at Westminster this Wednesday 23 May to seek support for his people’s ten-year struggle to return to their land in the Kalahari desert, Botswana.
Tribal peoples group launched in UK parliament 22 May 2007The UK’s first parliamentary group for tribal peoples will be launched at Westminster on Wednesday 23 May at a reception to be attended by Bushman leader Roy Sesana.
Outrage at oil chief's plans for uncontacted tribes 21 May 2007Peru’s national indigenous peoples’ organization has strongly condemned plans by state oil company Perupetro to forcibly contact some of the world’s last uncontacted tribes, a move that threatens them with extinction.
Oil chief seeks contact with uncontacted tribes 17 May 2007Peru’s oil chief has provoked a storm of controversy with plans to contact some of the world’s last uncontacted Indian tribes to ‘consult’ them about potential oil exploration on their land.
Police raid and occupy Papuan church headquarters 16 May 2007Indonesian police occupied the headquarters of the Indigenous Kingmi Church in Jayapura, West Papua yesterday. The church has been particularly vocal in speaking out against the terrible human rights violations in the region.
Indian anger at Pope's comments 14 May 2007Brazilian Indians have reacted with anger to Pope Benedict XVI's claim during his recent trip to Brazil that their ancestors had been 'silently longing' to become Christians when Brazil was colonised 500 years ago.
Government restricts UN access 14 May 2007The Botswana government has announced that access to the country for the top UN human rights spokesman for indigenous peoples will be restricted.
Report highlights logging threat to uncontacted tribes 10 May 2007A recent investigation has found evidence of large-scale illegal logging in remote parts of the Peruvian Amazon inhabited by uncontacted tribal people.
Andaman Islands defy Supreme Court on Jarawa 7 May 2007This week marks the fifth anniversary of an order by the Supreme Court of India that an Andaman Islands highway, which threatens the lives of the Jarawa tribe, must close. The government has defied the order, and the road remains open.
Ikpeng tribe – ‘We will not let this dam be built’ 30 April 2007The Ikpeng tribe of the Xingu Park in Brazil have written an impassioned letter demanding that plans to build a hydroelectric dam on their river be halted.
CNN Critics see democracy eroding 27 April 2007A Reuters report published on CNN yesterday cites the governments treatment of the Kalahari Bushmen and the banning of 17 people including Survival International staff as evidence of Botswanas eroding democracy.
Malaria and hepatitis threaten Javari Valley tribes 27 April 2007The Indians of the Javari Valley in the Brazilian Amazon have warned that rates of malaria and hepatitis in their communities are spiralling out of control, and that uncontacted tribes in the area are in grave danger.
Leader wins Goldman Prize for defending uncontacted tribes 25 April 2007Indigenous leader Julio Cusirichi Palacios has won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for his work defending the rights and lives of uncontacted tribes in the Peruvian Amazon.
Government warned uncontacted tribes at 'great risk' 24 April 2007Peru?s national indigenous peoples? organization has urged the Peruvian government to protect uncontacted tribes living in the most remote parts of the Peruvian Amazon.
UN Game parks threaten Africas indigenous people 24 April 2007Indigenous peoples in African countries including Botswana and Kenya are on the brink of destruction due to the expansion of game parks, according to the United Nations expert on indigenous peoples.
Botswana Bushman leader calls on India to protect Jarawa tribe 24 April 2007Roy Sesana, leader of the Bushman tribes who won a historic court victory against the Botswana government in December, has appealed to the Indian government to protect the Jarawa of the Andaman Islands.
Oil chief ? Do uncontacted tribes really exist? 22 April 2007The president of Perupetro, the government body responsible for granting oil exploration licences, has caused outrage after calling into doubt the existence of uncontacted Indian tribes in the Peruvian Amazon.
Indians heartland at risk 20 April 2007The heartland of the last uncontacted Indians south of the Amazon basin is at imminent risk of destruction.
Ombudsman - Oil threatens uncontacted tribes 19 April 2007Peru's Ombudsman, the top human rights body in the country, has warned the Peruvian government that uncontacted Indian tribes are threatened with extinction by oil exploration.
Telegraph Botswana betrays the outcast Bushmen 19 April 2007The UKs Daily Telegraph newspaper yesterday published a damning report accusing the Botswana government of betraying the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari.
Penan defy police with more blockades 18 April 2007Five new blockades have been set up by Penan tribal communities in the Malaysian province of Sarawak in an attempt to stop loggers destroying their forest homes.
New wave of dam building threatens Amazon Indians 17 April 2007As Brazil celebrates its national Day of the Indian on 19 April, a new wave of dam building in the Brazilian Amazon is threatening the lives of remote Indian tribes.
Armed police dismantle Penan logging blockade 11 April 2007Malaysian police in Sarawak have for a second time dismantled a blockade set up by members of the Penan tribe to protect their rainforest land from logging by Malaysian company Samling.
Leaders back Survivals message 10 April 2007Leading figures in British public life, including the Prime Minister, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of Westminster, have backed the message of Survival's cartoon book There you go! that enforced development destroys tribal people.
Indians mining victory 4 April 2007Venezuelas environment minister has announced a presidential decree banning the building of new coal mines planned for the Sierra de Perijá in the state of Zulia. The expansion of existing mines is also prohibited.
Penan rebuild blockade 3 April 2007Members of the Penan tribe have rebuilt their logging blockade, a month after it was dismantled by police and loggers.
IACHR ? Uncontacted tribes must be protected 1 April 2007The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has urged the Peruvian government to protect some of the world?s last uncontacted Indian tribes.
Uncontacted tribes at risk of extinction ten years on 27 March 2007Some of the world?s last uncontacted tribes are at risk of extinction despite the creation of two reserves for them ten years ago on April 1 1997.
Isolated tribe not primitive says leading minister 21 March 2007On the UN Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Survival is celebrating the success of its campaign against the use of terms like primitive and stone age to describe tribal and indigenous peoples in the media.
Water ban - Bushman leader travels to London 19 March 2007The Botswana government has banned the Kalahari Bushmen from using their own water as UN World Water Day approaches on 22 March. A Bushman leader is travelling to London this week to protest against the ban.
Arrest and torture of tribal leaders 8 March 2007The army and police in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, arrested two Jumma tribal leaders this week, adding to the growing number of arrests since a state of emergency was declared in January.
Army and police arrest and torture Jummas 6 March 2007The army and police in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, have arrested at least nine Jumma tribal leaders this month after planting firearms in their homes. Some of those arrested have also been tortured.
Sixteen Indians injured in explosion 6 March 2007Sixteen members of the Guayabero tribe in Colombia have been injured after a land mine exploded on their reserve.
Tribal peoples not stone age and primitive say experts 5 March 2007The Association of Social Anthropologists (ASA), the UKs professional body for anthropologists, has condemned the use of terms like stone age and primitive to describe tribal and indigenous peoples alive today.
Officials questioned by UN on Jarawa 1 March 2007Indian officials were questioned by the UN on Monday about Indias protection of the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands.
Uncontacted Indians flee logging onslaught 28 February 2007The Brazilian government has discovered signs of some of the worlds last uncontacted tribes living near the border with Peru.
Bushman court ruling online 26 February 2007A copy of the landmark ruling made by the Botswana High Court in the case of the Kalahari Bushmen against the Botswana government is now available online.
Guarani Indian children die of starvation 22 February 2007Two children from the Guarani Kaiowá tribe have died of starvation, and several dozen are being treated in hospital for severe malnutrition.
Police clear Penan blockade 21 February 2007Members of a nomadic tribe who had been preventing loggers from bulldozing their rainforest home for two years have had their blockade dismantled by Malaysian police.
Canadian tribe reaches out to Jarawa 21 February 2007A leader from the Innu tribe of sub-arctic eastern Canada has made a heartfelt plea to the Indian government to protect the Jarawa of the Andaman Islands, published last week in the Times of India.
Survival tells UN Jarawa tribe could be wiped out 20 February 2007Survival International has submitted a report to the UN warning that the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands could be wiped out unless the Indian government acts to protect them.
Indians and NGOs campaign to save Xingu River 16 February 2007Indigenous peoples, NGOs and farmers are combining forces to save the headwaters of the Xingu River, a major tributary of the Amazon.
Bushmen arrested and beaten despite court ruling 13 February 2007Six Bushmen have been arrested, starved and held for six days after police and wildlife guards accused them of hunting in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana. They were then released without charge.
Iban victory over wrongful arrests 9 February 2007Forty-two Iban tribespeople, who were arrested in 1997 for defending their forest homeland against attempts to clear it for oil palm plantations, have won their case for wrongful arrest.
Guarani children face starvation 9 February 2007The Mato Grosso do Sul state government has cut food aid to Guarani Indians. This is a severe blow to thousands of Guarani families who rely almost entirely on monthly food rations to survive.
Police hunt leaders of invasion of isolated Indians' land 2 February 2007Police have launched a search for a fraudulent lawyer who sold false land titles inside the territory of the isolated Uru Eu Wau Wau tribe. As a result of his actions, hundreds of people poured in to the Indians' land.
Army throws 750 Mru families off their land 31 January 2007The Bangladesh army has evicted 750 Mru families from their ancestral land in the remote villages of Bandarban Hill District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh.
BBC: First contact with isolated tribes? 25 January 2007A BBC film to be broadcast on Thursday 1 February documents an expedition to make first contact with an isolated tribe in West Papua - and asks whether such people really exist. Survival estimates that approximately 107 uncontacted tribes exist worldwide
Police to be trained to protect Jarawa tribe 25 January 2007The authorities on the Andaman Islands have begun a training programme for local police and welfare staff charged with protecting the Jarawa tribe.
Dams threaten fishing tribe 24 January 2007The isolated Enawene Nawe tribe has spoken out against a series of dams which could destroy their livelihood.
Thousands flee army operation in West Papua 22 January 2007In recent weeks large numbers of Indonesian soldiers, including special forces, have been deployed to the Punkak Jaya region of West Papua, causing an estimated 5,000 tribespeople to flee into the jungle.
Bushmen return home despite police presence 15 January 2007A group of forty Bushmen have managed to return to their homes in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve this weekend, despite a heavy police presence and attempts to persuade them to stay in the relocation camps.
Guarani Indian woman killed by gunman 12 January 2007A gunman shot dead a 70 year old Guarani woman, Kuretê Lopez, on 9 January in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Bushmen to return home on Friday 9 January 2007A group of Kalahari Bushmen will return to their land on Friday, following their historic court victory on 13 December.
