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Australian TV station guilty of racism in “Freakshow TV” row
The Federal Court of Australia has upheld a ruling against Channel 7 for breaching the “racism clause” in their Sunday Night program about the Suruwaha.© Channel 7An Australian TV station has been...
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Brazilian officials warn of "imminent" death of uncontacted Indians
Sightings of uncontacted Indians have been on the rise in the region where uncontacted Indians were famously photographed and filmed from the air four years ago.© Gleison...
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South American tribe sues over historic genocide
An Aché woman shortly after she was captured and brought out of the forest to the Aché Reservation. Paraguay, 1972.© A. Kohmann/SurvivalThe survivors of a South American tribe which was decimated...
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CONTACT: uncontacted Indians emerge, illegal logging blamed
Highly vulnerable uncontacted Indians have made contact with a settled indigenous community close to where these Indians were photographed from the air in 2010. © Gleison Miranda/FUNAI/SurvivalA highly...
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Amazon Indians join forces to reject 'devastating' mining
Yanomami man. The Yanomami and several other Amazonian tribes have joined forces to reject 'devastating' mining.© Hutukara/ SurvivalAmazon Indians have released a series of desperate statements calling...
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Bushmen face 10 years of abuse despite landmark legal victory
Despite winning a landmark court case in 2006, the Bushmen have faced harassment, intimidation and torture by the Botswana government.© SurvivalExactly 10 years ago – on July 5, 2004 – a landmark court...
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Brazil: where Indian lives are not worth a traffic sign
Damiana Cavanha, Guarani leader. Five of her relatives have been run over and killed. © Fiona Watson/SurvivalPublic prosecutors in Brazil have called on the government to pay 1.4 million reais (US$...
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Berlin: Peru President urged to protect uncontacted tribes' land
It is thought that the uncontacted Indians who recently emerged in Brazil have been fleeing illegal logging and drug trafficking in Peru (picture taken in 2010).© Gleison Miranda/FUNAI/SurvivalAhead of...
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Major investment in 'human safaris' road sparks fears for tribe
Major building works are planned on the illegal road notorious for human safaris to the Jarawa tribe. © Ariberto De Blasoni/SurvivalPlans for a major building project on an illegal road notorious for...
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'Violent attacks' caused uncontacted Indians to emerge
Seven uncontacted Indians made contact with a settled Ashaninka community near the Brazil-Peru border in June. Authorities have treated them after an outbreak of flu. © FUNAIHighly vulnerable...
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Brazil: Gunmen threaten to assassinate leading Amazon shaman
Yanomami shaman and spokesperson Davi Kopenawa, who has led the struggle for the protection of their land, has received a series of death threats by armed men. © Fiona Watson/SurvivalDavi Kopenawa,...
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"Massacre" reported by uncontacted Indians as rare video emerges
The uncontacted Indians appeared young and healthy, but reported shocking incidents of a massacre of their older relatives.© FUNAIRare video footage of the first contact with a group of uncontacted...
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Bushmen 'poachers' cleared after two-year court battle
Four Bushmen stand outside court after being cleared from poaching charges.© SurvivalFour Bushmen accused of poaching on their ancestral land have escaped up to five years in jail after a Botswana...
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India: Vedanta's public hearing declared a 'success' despite tribes' outcry
Tribal peoples like the Dongria Kondh have spoken out passionately against the expansion of Vedanta's refinery at the foot of the Niyamgiri Hills. © SurvivalTribal people in India have passionately...
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Survival reveals 'five faces of genocide' for UN Indigenous Day
Aché woman shortly after she was captured and brought out of the forest in 1972, Paraguay.© A. Kohmann/SurvivalTo mark UN Indigenous Day on August 9, Survival International, the global movement for...
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More uncontacted Indians emerge in Brazil – fleeing attacks in Peru
Several weeks after seven uncontacted Indians emerged near the Brazil-Peru border, more uncontacted Indians have made first contact with Brazilian government agents, reportedly fleeing attacks in...
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Hunters Not Poachers: Botswana Bushmen to sue government over hunting ban
Bushmen hunt for their survival, but are treated like poachers on their land. #HuntersNotPoachers© Survival InternationalAfrica’s last hunting Bushmen have given formal notice of their intention to sue...
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Alarm over tourists’ encounters with uncontacted Indians in Peru
Dozens of encounters between uncontacted Mashco-Piro Indians, tourists and settlers have been recorded in recent years.© G. Galli/uncontactedtribes.orgPeruvian Indians have issued an urgent appeal for...
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Botswana government lies exposed as diamond mine opens on Bushman land
In 2004, a Botswana Minister said there was no mining nor any plans for future mining anywhere inside the CKGR. In 2014 a $4.9bn diamond mine opens.© Gem DiamondsA $4.9bn diamond mine will open on...
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Missionary contacts highly vulnerable uncontacted Amazon tribe
Uncontacted Mashco-Piro have taken clothes and food from outsiders, putting them at extreme risk of contracting fatal diseases to which they have no immunity. © Jaime Corisepa/FENAMADA highly...
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