Malaysia:Iban leader arrested over oil palm dispute 9 November 2007Police in Sarawak, Malaysia, have arrested an Iban indigenous community leader. Rajang anak Sengalang was arrested from his longhouse on Wednesday.
Malaysia:Iban victory over wrongful arrests 9 February 2007Forty-two Iban tribespeople, who were arrested in 1997 for defending their forest homeland against attempts to clear it for oil palm plantations, have won their case for wrongful arrest.
Malaysia:Court rules against Iban land rights 30 August 2005The Malaysian Court of Appeal has overturned a 2001 High Court decision which recognised the land rights of the Iban people of Sarawak.
