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Botswana: Bushmen send thanks to Survival supporters
20 December 2006
As the full meaning of their historic court win starts to sink in, the Bushmen have sent a message to Survival supporters around the world, whose generosity has been so crucial in bringing about their victory.
















Botswana: Trial of Bushman activists postponed
11 October 2006
The court case in which 23 Gana and Gwi Bushmen were due to appear this week has been postponed until next February. The 23 face up to one year in prison for 'unlawful assembly'.



Botswana: Government censors media reporting on Bushmen
6 October 2006
A senior Botswana government official has ordered all the state media, including Botswana Television and Radio, to use positive government statements when reporting on the eviction of Gana and Gwi Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR).

Botswana: Bushman activists face jail
6 October 2006
Bushman human rights activists in Botswana are to appear in court on Monday. They face up to one year in jail on charges of 'unlawful assembly'.





Global: Bushmen appeal to Leonardo diCaprio
18 September 2006
The Kalahari Bushmen of Botswana have made a desperate appeal for help to Leonardo DiCaprio, who stars in the forthcoming film The Blood Diamond. The appeal appears today as a full-page advert in Variety magazine.





Botswana: Bushman case adjourned until 4 September
29 August 2006
The Gana and Gwi Bushmens landmark court case against the Botswana government has been adjourned until 4 September. The lawyers were due to present their final arguments to the court this week.



Botswana: More arrests as hounding of Bushmen intensifies
28 July 2006
The Botswana government's crackdown on Bushmen found hunting to feed their families has entered a new phase. Survival has received reports that five Bushmen were arrested within the last week in the relocation camp at Kaudwane for hunting duikers (a small


Botswana: Bushman support grows as court case 2 years old
4 July 2006
Tomorrow, 5 July, marks two years since the Kalahari Bushmens legal case against the Botswana government began. In a groundswell of support, 135 Bushmen have asked to be added to the original list of 243 applicants.

France: France 2 withdraws 'Chameleons' TV show
28 June 2006
French TV station France 2 has withdrawn a controversial TV show featuring
tribal peoples, following a letter from human rights organisations denouncing the show as derogatory.











Botswana: Lawyer Bushmens land belongs to government
28 April 2006
The Botswana governments lawyer claimed in court this week that the Gana and Gwi Bushmens home in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) belonged to the government, and that it could decide who was allowed to live there.



Botswana: NGOs appeal to German president over Bushmen
10 April 2006
German NGOs have written to German President Dr. Horst Köhler urging him to discuss the eviction and torture of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen with President Mogae of Botswana during his visit to Botswana this week.

Botswana: Amnesty Chile launches Bushman rights campaign
6 April 2006
Amnesty International in Chile has launched a campaign in support of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen, adding to the growing list of international NGOs speaking out against the Botswana governments eviction of the Bushmen.







Botswana: Delegation faces tough questions from the UN
6 March 2006
The Botswana government faced tough questions from members of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in Geneva on Friday over its eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen from their ancestral land.




Botswana: Judges reject government evidence
21 February 2006
As the court case deciding the fate of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen continues, judges this morning upheld an objection by the Bushmen's attorney that the government lawyer had attempted to introduce evidence previously banned by the court.

Botswana: Bushmen's costs mount as case delayed
17 February 2006
As the court case deciding the fate of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen comes to the end of its second week in 2006, the proceedings have already fallen more than one week behind schedule.

Botswana: Government witness unable to substantiate claims
9 February 2006
As the Gana and Gwi Bushmens case against the Botswana government restarted yesterday, government witness Kathleen Alexander was unable to support her claim that the Bushmen's livestock were causing diseases in wild animals.

Botswana: Bushmen back in court tomorrow
7 February 2006
The Gana and Gwi Bushmen return to court tomorrow with their case against the government of Botswana, 160 days after the government sealed off their reserve to the outside world.



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