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Botswana: Bushman Woman Found Dead in Reserve
Friday, 11 November 2005, 10:13 am | Survival International
The latest victim of the Botswana government's eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen died last week in the Central Kalahari. Qoroxloo Duxee is thought to have starved to death after wildlife scouts blockaded the reserve and stopped the Bushmen gathering ... More >>
Thrown Out of Oxford Union for Wearing a T-Shirt
Tuesday, 18 October 2005, 10:02 am | Survival International
Twenty-five protestors from Survival International were bundled out of the Oxford Union by burly security guards on Friday for 'wearing offensive t-shirts' and 'asking offensive questions.' All were members of the Union or their guests. More >>
The Shots That Killed Democracy
Friday, 7 October 2005, 10:17 am | Survival International
* Bushman child and two adults shot by Botswana police. * Family walk for days across desert to bring news to outside world. * Bushmen told that the government does not care if they starve to death. More >>
Botswana Imprisons Bushmen Leaders & Children
Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 9:33 am | Survival International
The leaders of the Bushman organization First People of the Kalahari have been arrested and imprisoned. They were among a group of 28 Bushmen, including seven children, who were seized by police as they tried to enter their ancestral homeland, the Central ... More >>
Survival Organises London Fashion Week Protest
Wednesday, 21 September 2005, 9:12 am | Survival International
Survival International has organised a protest against De Beers to coincide with London Fashion Week at the De Beers party today, Tuesday 20 September 7pm - 9pm (De Beers, 45-50 Old Bond Street, London W1). The protest against De Beers is in support ... More >>
Bushmen's Court Case Restarts Next Week
Tuesday, 9 August 2005, 11:44 am | Survival International
Bushmen's Court Case Restarts Next Week The Gana and Gwi Bushmen's court case against the Botswana government restarts on Monday 8 August after a seven-week adjournment. The case is being fought over the Bushmen's right to live on their ancestral land ... More >>
Survival International Targets Neil Lane
Friday, 5 August 2005, 10:59 am | Survival International
Human rights organization Survival has today targeted US jewellery designer Neil Lane in its continued battle with De Beers, over the eviction of the Central Kalahari Bushmen in Botswana to make way for diamond mining. More >>
Professor Good Loses Botswana Deportation Appeal
Monday, 1 August 2005, 9:38 am | Survival International
Australian Professor Kenneth Good, who was deported from Botswana last month as a 'threat to national security,' over his criticism of Botswana's democracy and his correspondence with Survival, lost his appeal in the Botswana courts on July 27. More >>
Kalahari Bushmen Insist Diamonds Behind Evictions
Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 2:32 pm | Survival International
First People of the Kalahari, who represent the CKGR Bushmen, are challenging the press release made by Axel Thoma at WIMSA in Namibia, and also we are challenging the press release by De Beers that says Kuru and other organisations believe we were ... More >>
UK: Bushmen Slam Museum's Diamonds Exhibition
Tuesday, 5 July 2005, 12:00 am | Survival International
Kalahari Bushmen have condemned the 'Diamonds' exhibition opening this week at London's Natural History Museum with De Beers sponsorship. The museum has refused the Bushmen's request for the issue of their eviction from their land - which many believe was ... More >>
Brazil: Guarani Indian Murdered by Gunmen
Thursday, 30 June 2005, 11:59 am | Survival International
A Guarani Indian was shot dead early on Sunday morning, 26 June, by heavily armed gunmen on the border of Brazil and Paraguay. Four other Guarani, including a pregnant woman, were wounded and hospitalised. The Indians were attacked only hours after ... More >>
After Surviving Tsunami Tribe Now Face New Threat
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 9:26 am | Survival International
The isolated Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands, who hit the headlines for surviving the 26 December tsunami intact, are now in danger of being wiped out completely by settlers invading their land. More >>
Botswana: Torture Victims Now Total Seven
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 9:25 am | Survival International
Seven Bushmen have been tortured this month by wildlife officials in Kaudwane, a relocation camp close to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Some report that they were tortured a number of times over three days in early June. More >>
Bushmen Evictions Take Sparkle Off NYC Opening
Friday, 24 June 2005, 10:42 am | Survival International
Prominent feminist Gloria Steinem and more than thirty protesters last night picketed the opening of De Beers's first store in America. Steinem said the Bushmen are "the real diamonds" of the Kalahari. More >>
Botswana: Bushmen Tortured For Hunting
Thursday, 23 June 2005, 1:04 pm | Survival International
Three Bushmen have been severely tortured by wildlife officials on suspicion of hunting to feed their families. More >>
De Beers Celebrity Store Opening Loses Its Sparkle
Tuesday, 21 June 2005, 9:19 am | Survival International
Celebrities will this Wednesday 22 June (5.30-9pm) be urged by protesters from human rights organisation Survival International not to cross their picket line at the opening of the first De Beers store in the USA (703 Fifth Avenue, New York), over ... More >>
Botswana: Academic Deported 'for Links w Survival'
Monday, 20 June 2005, 1:48 pm | Survival International
Botswana's President Mogae has said that he decided to deport Australian Professor Ken Good as a 'threat to national security' over his links with Survival International. More >>
Bianca Jagger Backs Campaign for World's Tribes
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 10:26 am | Survival International
Bianca Jagger has backed a new campaign for the world's governments to sign up to the main international law protecting tribal people. At a meeting of the Right Livelihood Award (known as the Alternative Nobel Prize) in Salzburg, Austria, Ms Jagger, said, ... More >>
Brazil: Judge Bans Loggers From Tribe's Land
Monday, 30 May 2005, 11:19 am | Survival International
A Brazilian judge has reinstated orders protecting an uncontacted Amazonian tribe following international protests. The case attracted worldwide attention after the same judge opened up the tribe's territory to loggers. More >>
Kalahari Bushmen Case: Witness Exposes Botswana
Wednesday, 25 May 2005, 9:38 am | Survival International
Cross-examination of a key witness in the court battle between the Kalahari Bushmen and the Botswana government has exposed the government's given reasons for the evictions as false. More >>
