A Rising “Violence in the Amazon”

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A Rising “Violence in the Amazon”

by The Investigative Newswire on March 12, 2012 · comment

A Yagua (Yahua) tribeman demonstrating the use of blowgun (blow dart), at one of the Amazonian islands near Iquito, Peru. photo: Jialiang Gao (Wikimedia Commons)

THE FARMER AND POLITICIAN, WHO IS BEHIND THE CRIMES? Who are the farmers investigated for involvement in the threats to Nilcilene by Ana Spider for Publica There are two very names in the accounts of violence suffered by producers [...]

In Brazil Landless People Outline Growing Economy

by The Investigative Newswire on January 24, 2012 · comment

Curitiba, Brasil. photo: Wikimedia Commons

The rise and rise of the landless movement in Brazil by Hannah Smith for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism At first sight it looks like a festival. The makeshift tents hung with colourful hammocks, the rousing Brazilian beats [...]