Jair Bolsonaro accused of acts of genocide against Amazonian group
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Brazilian president says predecessor emboldened wildcat miners which led to wrecked forests and disease and deaths of ...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/lula-accuses-jair-bolsonaro-genocide-yanomami-indigenous-amazon

Landmark deals give Indigenous key role in Canada resource projects
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YQT community signs unprecedented agreement with coal company giving Indigenous leadership ‘veto’ on proposed projectTwo landmark deals in western Canada could reshape the role of Indigenous nations in res...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/canada-indigenous-mining-agreement-resource-projects

Radio Silence review – courage in the face of danger as Mexican journalist takes on the government
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Intimate documentary captures the relentless intimidation of Ca...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/16/radio-silence-review-courage-in-the-face-of-danger-as-mexican-journalist-takes-on-the-government-carmen-aristegui

Peru police make violent raid on Lima’s San Marcos University
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Students beaten and thrown out of dormitories amid crackdown on protests against President Dina BoluarteScores of police raided a Lima university on Saturday, smashing down the gates with an armoured vehicle, firing teargas and detaining more than 200 people...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/peru-police-make-violent-raid-on-limas-san-marcos-university

Lula sacks head of Brazilian army after Jan 8 insurgency
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Júlio Cesar de Arruda reportedly stopped police detaining suspected rioters who took refuge outside army headquarters The head of the Brazilian army has been sacked by the country’s new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/21/lula-sacks-head-of-brazilian-army-for-protecting-8-january-insurgents

The ‘carbon pirates’ preying on Amazon’s Indigenous communities
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Selling credits should fund forest protection, but unscrupulous firms are making deals where land stewards lose out, say local leadersRevealed: ‘over 90% of rainforest offsets...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/21/amazon-indigenous-communities-carbon-offsetting-pirates-aoe

Dozens injured and police stations attacked as protests continue in Peru
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Police in Lima use teargas on demonstrators, with authorities claiming massive fire at historic building was ‘duly planned’Dozens of Peruvians were injured when tensions flared again on Friday night as police clashed with protesters in anti-government demonstra...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/21/dozens-injured-and-police-stations-attacked-as-protests-continue-in-peru

Twins killed in Canada bank shootout aimed to kill as many police as possible
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Isaac and Mathew Auchterlonie were heavily armed, had strong anti-government views and did not expect to survive 2022 incidentTwin brothers who died in a hail of gunfire last summer outside a Canadian bank had been planning their attack for years, with a goal to kill as...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/20/twins-killed-canada-shootout-kill-police-bank

Colombia announces halt on new oil and gas exploration at Davos
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The minister for mines, Irene Vélez, told world leaders the country will shift away from fossil fuels to begin a greener chapterColombia’s leftwing government has announced that it will not approve any new oil and...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/20/colombia-stop-new-oil-gas-exploration-davos

Brazil’s minister for Indigenous people vows to tackle Yanomami crisis
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New president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announces he and Sônia Guajajara will make emergency visit to RoraimaBrazil’s first-ever minister for Indigenous peoples, Sônia G...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/20/brazil-indigenous-minister-sonia-guajajara-yanomami-crisis-illegal-miners

Missing Mexican environmentalists’ families accuse mining company
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Relatives denounce transnational Ternium over case of lawyer Ricardo Lagunes and Indigenous leader Antonio Díaz ValenciaRelatives of two missing Mexican environmentalists are pointing the finger at a transnational mining company which they claim is responsible for environmental destruction and violence in the rural community, a...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/20/missing-mexican-environmentalists-families-accuse-ternium-mining-company