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The Dalai Lama, wearing glasses, a slight smile, red and orange robes, and a pointed orange cap, is surrounded by monks in similarly colored robes, in front of an ornate blue, red, and gold tapestry.
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China: Activist Arrested Over Photo of Dalai Lama in Tibet Must Be Released

Chinese police arrested Zhang Yi after he showed a photograph of the Dalai Lama while visiting a monastery in Tibet.

August 5, 2026

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Nigeria: Shell Documents Expose ‘Basket’ Pipeline, ‘Missing’ Wells and US10.9bn Decommissioning Costs as Pollution Scandal Grows

Shell's internal company documents in Nigeria reveal broken rules, failing infrastructure and unresolved clean-up costs.

July 28, 2026

People walk past a red banner with a picture of Ji Xinping on a busy street.
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China: New ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law Set to Entrench Assimilation of Minority Groups

China's new Ethnic Unity Law pushes minority ethnic groups to adopt a single, state-defined national identity dominated by Han Chinese…

June 30, 2026

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For Frontline Indigenous Peoples, the Cost of Fossil Fuels is Not Theoretical - Chief Dsta’hyl on Land, Climate Change and our Collective Future

Chief Dsta’hyl reflects on his critical work to protect Wet’suwet’en land, rights and the environment we all depend on.

May 18, 2026

Fermina Stevens standing on their land.
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Fermina Stevens: We Want to Protect our Indigenous Land in Nevada From the Dangerous Impact of Lithium Mining

Te-Moak Tribe member Fermina Stevens tells Amnesty International why lithium mining threatens her community, and how it has become emblematic…

May 15, 2026

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USA: Boom in Lithium Mining Across Nevada is Violating the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Our research reveals how Indigenous Peoples’ consent was never sought or obtained for a series of new lithium mines across Nevada.

May 12, 2026

illustration of people holding signs against mining in Nevada
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We’re Here to Protect Mother Earth: Indigenous Rights and Nevada’s Lithium Boom

In the race to secure “critical minerals,” the U.S. has increasingly prioritized speed over human rights protections.

May 12, 2026

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India: Death of Kuki-Zo Survivor Exposes Systemic Impunity for Sexual Violence in Manipur

This woman’s death is a devastating indictment of the Indian state’s failure to bring justice to survivors of sexual violence.

January 20, 2026

Y Quynh Bdap, a young man, sits next to a green leafy plant in front of painted wall, looks at the camera. He wears a blue and black plaid short sleeved collared button down shirt, which is open at the neck. He has a scruffy beard and thin moustache. His head is tilted to his left.
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Thailand: Extradition of Montagnard Activist to Viet Nam Places Him at Grave Risk of Torture

Thailand's extradition of Y Quynh Bdap to Viet Nam puts the indigenous activist in serious danger of torture.

November 26, 2025

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Canada: Sentencing of Land Defenders Sends ‘Chilling Message’ About Indigenous Rights

The sentencing of three land defenders criminalized by Canada sends a chilling message about the threats facing people and Nations…

October 17, 2025

Santa Fe, NM - October 8, 2018: Native-American woman from Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico wear traditional Zuni ceremonial attire and turquoise jewelry at Indigenous Peoples Day in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day Must Include Justice for Native Women

October 10, 2025

A remote road in the Pacific islands, where a lone woman stands in the distance.
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Aotearoa New Zealand: Discriminatory Migration System Fails Climate-Affected Pacific People

Pacific People are being punished – first by a climate crisis they did not cause, and then by discriminatory migration…

October 8, 2025