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February 12, 2020 | Open Democracy
Julián and the Highway That Destroys the Forest (Portuguese)
This is the sixth story in a series about Indigenous youth in the Amazon fighting to protect their communities.
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January 24, 2020 | Open Democracy
Defenders of the Colombian Amazon Sacred Hills: The Mining Concession
In Vaupés, in the Colombian Amazon, indigenous people are clinging to their beliefs to protect themselves from mining. A mining licence for coltan has three communities on the edge: leaders are threatened and their right to prior consultation has not been respected.
January 15, 2020 | El Pais, Open Democracy
Julián: The Fight Against The Road That Divides The Amazonian People (Spanish)
This is the sixth story in a series about Indigenous youth in the Amazon fighting to protect their communities.
December 16, 2019 | Open Democracy, Bolivian Express
The Chimanes of Maraca’Tunsi, Bolivia, After Their Sacred Hill Was Taken From Them
The Chiman people cannot be understood without the context of the fight for self-determination of indigenous communities and their territories in Bolivia.
December 02, 2019 | El Deber, Open Democracy
The Stolen Holy Mount (Spanish)
One cannot imagine the Chiman without their freedom, self-determination, and territory.
July 16, 2019 | Open Democracy
Joane: Plastic Is Killing Us in the Amazon
This young Brazilian activist fights for a better future in her village in the Brazilian Amazon. Her story is the fourth in the series 'Rainforest Defenders' which presents five activists fighting against environmental destruction and Bolsonaro's government.
July 10, 2019 | Open Democracy
Tupí: A Story of Indigenous Courage and Resolve
As part of our series 'Rainforest Defenders,' we present the stories of five activists fighting to save the Amazon in Brazil. "Tupí," our last chapter, is an indigenous activist fighting to protect human rights in her region.
July 05, 2019 | Open Democracy
Drica: Resistance in the Quilombos of the Trombetas River
A young Brazilian activist is responsible for an association of six afro-Brazilian communities that face the threat of environmental destruction. Her story is the third in the "Rainforest Defenders" series, presenting five young leaders fighting to preserve the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.
July 02, 2019 | Open Democracy
A Life Fighting Against Hydroelectricity
Indigenous people from the south of the Brazilian rainforest have mobilized to prevent 138 hydroelectricity plants from invading the Juruena river basin.
June 20, 2019 | Open Democracy, Democracia Abierta
Ednei: This Is Maró Indigenous Land
The communities of Brazil's Amazon face challenges due to aggressive agribusiness activities encouraged by the new Bolsonaro regime. This series features five young leaders who defend the forest and its territory. In this chapter: Ednei.
September 24, 2018 | Open Democracy
Britain’s Warfare State
Britain sought to retain its imperial clout as the Empire crumbled after the Second World War by seeking to dominate the arms industry. This is a major investigation of the contemporary results.
July 27, 2017 | Open Democracy
Elections Do Not Mean Democracy
Elections are not a bad thing. But for the sake of our own commitment to honesty, let us not deceive ourselves into believing that Jordan is democratizing.