Survival International: call for napalm bombing of ‘savages’ in Peru’s Amazon wins “Most Racist Article of the Year Award”

An article implying that Peruvian natives should be bombed with napalm has been named by London-based Survival International as the ‘most racist article’ published in the last year by the mainstream media.

Survival International: Peru Amazon Indians struck by swine flu ‘for first time’

The first cases of swine flu – also known as the AH1N1 virus – have recently been confirmed among Amazonian Indians, raising experts’ fears of a devastating contagion amongst peoples with no immunity to outside diseases, reported London-based Survival International. Last week, Peru’s Health Ministry reported that seven Matsiguenga tribe natives living along Peru’s Urubamba [...]

Survival International: Canadian oil company signs deal to explore uncontacted tribes’ land

A Canadian oil company has signed a deal with Peru’s government allowing it to explore land inhabited by one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes, reported the London-based NGO Survival International on Wednesday. Petrolifera, a Calgary-based oil and gas company actively engaged in exploration and production in South America, has reached an agreement to explore [...]