Horrifying, uplifting, surreal: my mate Dom Phillips joins the rainforest martyrs
by Jonathan Watts in Anapu – The Guardian – Mar 16 2023 Some say the murdered nun has taken the form of
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South America
Indigenous children suffer most from illegal miners’ Amazon invasion
“When Indigenous children are brought to the hospital it’s nearly always for more than one reason: malnutrition, dehydration, pneumonia, malaria – and sometimes they come with two, three or four of these ailments.”
– Francinete Rodrigues, the director of the Santo Antônio children’s hospital in Boa Vista
‘A different perspective’: the journalist reporting the Amazon through fresh eyes | Global development
Elaíze Farias’ phone is buzzing. Sitting at a restaurant in central Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state in Brazil, just
Read moreInvestigate Bolsonaro for genocide, says Brazil’s Marina Silva | Brazil
Former president Jair Bolsonaro should be investigated for genocide, Brazil’s environment minister, Marina Silva, has said, as she prepares an
Read morePeru’s ‘racist bias’ drove lethal police response to protests, Amnesty says | Peru
Peru used “excessive and lethal force” driven by “marked racist bias” against a largely indigenous and campesino population, Amnesty International
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