Tag: indigenous people
Grassroots Resistance in Ecuador: CONAIE and the organization of Indigenous Activists
Since 13 June 2022, Ecuador has been rocked by massive protests. The protests have been primarily sustained by indigenous activists, mostly associated with the...
Bolsonaro Taken to ICC By Indigenous Groups Over Genocide and Ecocide...
A Brazil-based Indigenous organisation has moved to the International Criminal Court (ICC) asking for an investigation against Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro for “genocide” and...
Australia: Reparations to be Provided to ‘Stolen Generations’ of Indigenous People
Australia on Thursday announced that it will offer reparations of A$75,000 ($55,000) to some of the members of its Indigenous population who had been...
Criminalisation of Indigenous Peoples’ Defenders in India
The world knows little of the political situation in India. With a conservative regime that considers social protest to be seditious, the Indian state...
Over 50% of elected lawmakers are women in Bolivia
La Paz: Recent Elections in Bolivia have not only brought back the socialist parties to power but also more women lawmakers in both the Chamber...
Remembering Jitendra & Brahminical Imposition of Durga Puja on Adivasis
My being Adivasi is enough to kill me,
Naxalite or spy, that’s just an excuse.
You have your eye on my land,
Development and harmony, that’s just...
Adani Australia Coal Mine Blocked by Indigenous Wangan and Jagalingou People
The Wangan and Jagalingou traditional owners have blocked the Carmichael coal mine project by Adani Australia in Queensland. They have named their movement ‘Standing...
Hemant Soren Declares State Holiday on 9th August, World indigenous peoples...
Jharkhand: CM Hemant Soren declared that 9th August will be a State holiday from this year onwards, in observance of the International Day of...
Indigenous tribes at risk of genocide with Covid-19 outbreak
A 20-year-old indigenous woman belonging to the Kokama tribe has been tested positive for coronavirus in Brazil. Hers is the first case to be...
CAA: 3 dead in violent clashes in Meghalaya, curfew imposed
The violence that is erupting against CAA has taken over both Delhi and Meghalaya. In Meghalaya, over ten people have been injured, and reports...
