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Police arrest 12 after Maori activists deface Treaty of Waitangi exhibit at New Zealand’s national museum

WELLINGTON, Dec 11, 2023 (AFP) - A dozen protestors from a Maori activist group were arrested Monday at New Zealand's…

Protests in Guatemala in support of president elect intensify

By Edgar CALDERON GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - Demonstrators in Guatemala blocked roads for a fourth straight day…

Colombia decorates rescue team that found children lost in Amazon

BOGOTÁ, June 26, 2023 (AFP) -- Colombia on Monday awarded one of its highest decorations to the soldiers, Indigenous rescuers…

Courage, ‘intelligence’ got children through 40-day jungle odyssey

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) -- Ample courage and honed jungle smarts have been hailed as the main reasons four Indigenous children…

Rescuers recount children’s first words after 40-day jungle nightmare

By Lina VANEGAS Agence France-Presse BOGOTÁ, June 12, 2023 (AFP) -- "I'm hungry" and "my mom is dead" were the…

With bows and spears, Indigenous ‘warriors’ defend the Amazon

By Hervé BAR Agence France-Presse JAVARI, Brazil (AFP) -- In a remote pocket of the Brazilian Amazon under siege from…

Colombia president retracts claim children found after plane crash

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday retracted his claim that four Indigenous children missing for more…

Four children found alive in Amazon after plane crash

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) - Four Indigenous children missing for more than two weeks after a plane crash in the Colombian…

Last member of Brazilian indigenous community found dead

BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP) -- The last of his people, a Brazilian indigenous man known only as "the man of the…

Ecuador government, Indigenous leaders sign deal to end protests

QUITO, July 1, 2022 (AFP) - Thousands of Indigenous protesters left the Ecuadoran capital of Quito Thursday evening after their…

Suspect confesses to burying bodies of two men missing in Amazon

by Filipe Augusto Agence France-Presse  MANAUS, Brazil (AFP) -- One of two men arrested over the disappearance of a British…

Human remains found in Amazon search for journalist, expert

by Joao Laet Agence France-Presse ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AFP) -- Human remains have been found in the search for…

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