Botswana:Arrested Bushmen win Alternative Nobel Prize. 29 September 2005Five days after their leaders were arrested and beaten, there was a dramatic turnaround today in the fortunes of the Kalahari Bushmen as they learnt they have won the Alternative Nobel Prize.
Botswana:Bushman leaders beaten in custody 28 September 2005Bushman leaders arrested on 24 September were beaten in custody by policemen including the superintendent, it has emerged today.
Botswana:Survival organises London Fashion Week protest against De Beers 20 September 2005Survival 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).
Botswana:Violence erupts in Bushmens reserve 16 September 2005Clashes have erupted between Gana and Gwi Bushmen desperate to stay inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, and wildlife officers and police trying to force them out.
Botswana:Massive assault on Bushman rights 12 September 2005The Bushmen are facing a new and severe assault on their rights since the resumption of their three-year court case against the government for evicting them from their ancestral lands in the central Kalahari.
Brazil:Guarani Indians face eviction 2 September 2005The Guarani Ñandeva community of Yvy Katu is facing the threat of eviction from its land in the first week of September.
