Peru: Last female speaker of indigenous Amazonian language murdered
Rosa Andrade was the last female speaker of the Resígaro language© Alberto ChirifThe last female speaker of the Resígaro language has been murdered in Peru. Her body was found decapitated at her home...
View ArticleExclusive: OECD opens investigation into WWF in world first
This Baka girl was tortured by a WWF-funded anti-poaching squad in Cameroon early 2016. She was 10 years old at the time.© Survival InternationalIn an unprecedented move, a member of the Organization...
View ArticleTV presenter slammed for racist comments against Indians
Brazilian TV presenter Fabélia Oliveira stated that Indians will “have to die of malaria.”© Fabélia Oliveira/ TV RecordA Brazilian television presenter has been strongly criticized for stating that...
View ArticleLeaked report reveals WWF knew about “Pygmy” abuse
This Baka man was beaten by guards. Survival has spoken to dozens of similar victims across the Congo Basin.© Survival InternationalAn internal report commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) into...
View ArticleMatsés Indians denounce oil exploration on uncontacted tribes’ land
The Matsés strongly oppose oil exploration on their ancestral land© SurvivalMatsés Indians from the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon have denounced the threat of oil exploration on their ancestral land,...
View ArticleActor and director Simon McBurney becomes Survival International Ambassador
Survival’s newest Ambassador Simon McBurney© Eva VermandelSurvival International is pleased to announce that actor, writer and director Simon McBurney has become an official Survival Ambassador. As...
View ArticleTribe facing brutal eviction from “Jungle Book country”
These Baiga villagers were illegally evicted from Kanha Tiger Reserve in 2014.© SurvivalTribal villagers in India have made a desperate plea to be allowed to stay on their ancestral land in central...
View ArticlePeru: Indigenous people sue government over uncontacted tribe
The Matsés have lived by hunting and gathering in the Amazon Uncontacted Frontier for generations.© Christopher PillitzAn indigenous organization in Peru is suing the government for failing to protect...
View ArticleUganda: Batwa “Pygmy” faces prison in the name of conservation
Kafukuzi Valence in his cell in Kisoro, Uganda. 2017© Alex Ahimbisibwe/Batwa Development OrganisationA Batwa “Pygmy” man is facing up to five years in prison for hunting a small antelope inside...
View ArticleColombia: Sierra Nevada Indigenous leader murdered
Yoryanis Isabel Bernal Varela was shot dead in the head in Colombia© El Heraldo An indigenous leader has been shot dead in Colombia. Yoryanis Isabel Bernal Varela, 43, was a leader of the Wiwa tribe...
View ArticleIndia: BBC report reveals shocking impact of shoot-on-sight conservation –...
Kaziranga park guards are heavily armed and instructed to shoot intruders on sight© SurvivalA BBC investigation has revealed that tribal peoples living around a national park in India are facing arrest...
View ArticleSurvival launches annual tribal photography competition
Last year’s overall winner, a Dani man in West Papua by Magda Zelewska.© SurvivalSurvival International – the global movement for tribal peoples’ rights – is proud to announce its fourth worldwide...
View ArticleBrazilian Indians parade and protest at Rio Carnival
Raoni Kayapó and other indigenous leaders parade and protest at Rio Carnival© Rodrigo Gorosito/G1Brazilian Indians paraded and protested at the renowned Rio Carnival, to raise global awareness of their...
View ArticleBBC BANNED from India’s tiger reserves after 'shoot on sight' investigation
The BBC's Justin Rowlatt, reporting from Kaziranga's unmarked boundaries for his report on conservation in the park. A tribal man was shot for crossing this line to retrieve stray cattle.© BBCThe...
View ArticleWorld Wildlife Day: Survival launches boycott of notorious 'shoot on sight'...
Akash Orang is maimed for life after being shot by Kaziranga park guards while he was walking near his home in 2016.© JEEPALSurvival International has launched a boycott of Kaziranga National Park in...
View ArticleOrganizations denounce Peru government’s failure to protect uncontacted tribes
The Matsés have denounced oil exploration in the proposed Yavarí Tapiche reserve, which is part of their ancestral lands.© Survival InternationalIn an open letter to the Peruvian authorities, Survival...
View ArticleExclusive: Oil company pulls out of uncontacted tribes’ land under pressure...
Salomon Dunu, a Matsés man who survived the trauma of first contact, speaks to a Survival campaigner about the threat of oil exploration to his people. A video of Salomon has been seen by over 4...
View ArticleTalks begin at last over fate of uncontacted tribe
The Ayoreo blocking the Pan-American Highway to protest against land invasion© GAT/ Survival• The area is home to the last uncontacted Indians outside the Amazon • It has the highest deforestation rate...
View ArticleSurvival calls on UN to condemn shoot on sight conservation
Dozens of people have been shot on sight by park guards in Kaziranga, including severely disabled tribal man Gaonbura Killing© BBCSurvival International has called on the UN expert on extrajudicial...
View ArticleRevealed: Genocidal plot to open up territory of uncontacted Amazon tribe
The last of the Kawahiva are forced to live on the run. Still image from unique footage taken by government agents during a chance encounter.© FUNAISurvival International has learned that politicians...
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