Uncontacted tribes report is 100 days late 1 October 2008One hundred days after Peru’s government promised to report on the impact of illegal logging on uncontacted Indians in the remote Amazon, no report has been made public.
Papuan bombers attack British-American mine – reprisals feared 30 September 2008There is more trouble for British company Rio Tinto in Indonesia – West Papuan independence fighters have attacked its Grasberg mine, which is devastating the land of the Amungme and Kamoro tribal people.
Arrows confirm uncontacted tribe’s flight across border 28 September 2008Arrows just discovered by government officials in one of the remotest corners of the Brazilian Amazon prove that uncontacted Indians are fleeing from Peru into Brazil.
Opposition to Guarani land rights intensifies 26 September 2008The Guarani Indians of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul suffered a setback last week when FUNAI, the government's Indian affairs department, suddenly suspended studies being carried out to identify their territories.
Penan women accuse loggers of sexual abuse 25 September 2008Women from the Penan tribe have accused workers from two Malaysian logging companies of harassing and raping Penan women, including schoolgirls.
Jarawa tribe apprehend poachers 24 September 2008Frustrated by the invasion of their land by outsiders, members of the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands, India, have apprehended two groups of poachers in their reserve.
Signing of international law on tribal peoples complete 23 September 2008Chile has become the latest country to sign the key international law on tribal peoples’ rights, becoming the third country in the last two years to do so.
Government ousts tribal leaders who oppose logging 23 September 2008In an attempt to break resistance by tribal communities to logging, the government of Sarawak, Malaysia, has announced that it will no longer recognise elected leaders in some Penan communities.
New uncontacted tribes campaign launched worldwide 17 September 2008Survival International has launched a new campaign to protect Peru’s uncontacted tribes from illegal loggers invading and destroying their land.
Papua cholera deaths spark fears of major epidemic 17 September 2008Two hundred and ninety one Papuan tribal people have died from cholera since April this year in West Papua, Indonesia, according to local church officials, sparking fears of a major epidemic.
Bruce Parry brings together music world's brightest stars for 'Survival' album 15 September 2008Bruce Parry, star of the BBC series ‘Tribe’ and ‘Amazon’, has teamed up with some of the music world’s brightest stars to create a fundraising album for Survival International, entitled "Amazon/Tribe - Songs for Survival".
One year on - Britain, the former colonies, and the exporting of misery 12 September 2008One year after the UN General Assembly approved the Declaration on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Britain and four of its former colonies have not shaken off their reputation as leading opponents of tribal peoples’ rights.
Indigenous leaders denounce farmer invading their land 11 September 2008Leaders of Barro community in the indigenous territory of Raposa-Serra do Sol in Brazil have denounced destruction of their property by farmer Paulo César Quartieiro on 3 September.
Norwegian government – Rio Tinto’s Papua mine ‘unethical’ 11 September 2008The Norwegian government has sold its shares in British company Rio Tinto, whose Grasberg mine in West Papua, Indonesia, has devastated the land of the Amungme and Kamoro tribes.
Giant bush fire threatens Kalahari Bushmen 8 September 2008Fears are growing for Bushmen in Botswana, as a giant bush fire that has been streaking across the Kalahari for over a week shows no sign of dying out.
Pima Indians celebrate return of life-giving water 4 September 2008After decades of campaigning, the Pima or Akimel O’odham Indians of Arizona have won back the water that was the life-blood of their society.
Government breaks promise on uncontacted tribes report 4 September 2008One hundred days after photos of one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes made world headlines, a report promised by the Peruvian government in response has still not been made public.
Guarani film wows critics at Venice Film Festival 4 September 2008A film starring Brazilian Indians who had never acted before has wowed critics at the Venice Film Festival, where it premiered this week.
British newspaper The Observer apologises to Survival over ‘hoax’ story 1 September 2008The British newspaper The Observer, whose misleading article about Survival’s release of photos of uncontacted Indians led to false reports that they were a hoax, has now admitted that its story was 'inaccurate'.
