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Peru: Achuar leader on prison hunger strike
Achuar indigenous leader Segundo García Sandi began a hunger strike to demand his freedom at a prison in Iquitos, Peru, held on charges of sabotaging an oil pipeline.
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Brazil: Guaranà prepared to die for demarcation
The Guaraní community of Ñandeva in Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul state are pledging to resist a court-ordered eviction, and to defend their land to the death.
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Brazil: indigenous reserve attacked in Amazon
Local farmers and loggers attacked the Tenharim indigenous reserve in Brazil's Amazonas state, setting several houses afire and leaving families displaced.
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Brazil: indigenous protesters blast land proposal
Indigenous groups feel threatened by plans in Congress that could limit the program for returning territory they claim.
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Ecuador: ecology group shut down by government
Ecuador’s government ordered closed the environmentalist Fundación Pachamama following protests over opening vast areas of the Amazon to oil development.
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Ecuador: deadly clash in anti-mining operation
Indigenous leaders in Ecuador's rainforest accuse the army of forging evidence in the death of a Shuar man during an operation against outlaw gold-miners.
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Ecuador high court halves judgment against Chevron
An Ecuadoran court ordered Chevron to pay $9.51 billion in fines and fees—a significant reduction from the previous $18 billion judgment in the environmental case.
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Brazil: teachers, indigenous hold mass protests
June's mass protests have ended, but Brazilians continue to demonstrate for education, decent pay, indigenous rights and an end to police repression.
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Brazil: documents expose US industrial espionage
Brazil's president calls off a visit to DC as the US is left trying to explain how spying on Brazil's oil company could be necessary for the war on terrorism.
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Bolivia: wanted rainforest defenders hold out
Three indigenous leaders are holding out in a Bolivian rainforest reserve after arrest orders were issued against them, concerning a conflict over a planned road through their lands.
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Ecuador: clashes at Quito protest over Yasuni
Protesters clashed with police in Ecuador, as a mobilization against plans to open the Yasuni Amazon reserve to oil drilling was held in both Quito and Cuenca.
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Brazil: farmers block Belo Monte to demand power
Local farmers demanding electricity and a bridge are the latest group to protest at the massive Belo Monte dam project in the Brazilian Amazon.