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Brazil police shoot Indians – Urgent action Police in southern Brazil yesterday killed a Terena Indian and wounded several others while violently evicting them from their land. Elsewhere in Brazil, an eviction order was served on Kayapo, Arara, Munduruku and Xipaia Indians occupying the controversial Belo Monte dam site. Armed police have surrounded the protesters and tensions are rising amid fears that there will be similar violence. Please email the Brazilian President asking her to recognize Terena Indian territories and consult with the indigenous occupiers of the Belo Monte dam site. Send an email now → IN PICTURES: Peru’s uncontacted tribes threatened by gas project They live no more than 100 kms from Machu Picchu. Today, however, the future of uncontacted tribes who live in the heartland of the ancient Inca Empire is threatened by gas and oil extraction. The story in pictures → Dictator on trial for indigenous genocide In Guatemala, the trial continues of a former general who presided over a reign of terror in the 1980s. During the military dictatorship of José Efrain Ríos Montt, around 200,000 people, almost all of them members of Guatemala’s indigenous population, were killed or disappeared. Montt is the first ever head of state to be tried for genocide. More → Sponsor Nixiwaka Yawanawá’s Ben Nevis climb for Survival! ‘My name is Nixiwaka Yawanawá and I am a Yawanawá Indian from Brazil. I will soon be climbing a mountain in Scotland with some other supporters of Survival International, to raise awareness of the plight of the Awá tribe from Brazil. Please help me to fundraise for Survival, a charity that is working to help my people.’ Give now → Sign the pledge to stop ‘human safaris’ Every day hundreds of tourists travel along the Andaman Trunk road in the hope of ‘spotting’ members of the Jarawa tribe. The Supreme Court of India ordered in 2002 that the road should be closed, yet it remains open. Help put pressure on the islands’ government by pledging not to holiday in the Andaman Islands while the road remains open to tourists. Sign the pledge now → Who’s speaking up for Earth’s most threatened tribe? In pictures: the celebrities supporting our campaign for the Awá tribe, including world-renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado. To the gallery → You’re receiving... Monthly highlights Urgent campaigns News as it happens acclaimed roundup of the month's top stories important alerts so you can take action News as it happens Annual reports Shopping our yearly review and special appeals special offers from Survival's range of cards and gifts Survival International USA, 2325 3rd Street, Suite 413, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA T +1 415 503 1254 Survival International, 6 Charterhouse Buildings, LONDON, UK, EC1M 7ET T +44(0)20 7687 8700 www.survivalinternational.org