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🚨A member of the Yanomami ppl died after being shot in the head & 2 more were injured in another brutal attack on Saturday by illegal miners, in the Yanomami Uxiu community.
Murders & violence against Indigenous ppl in the area have increased as more & more miners settle there.
Murders & violence against Indigenous ppl in the area have increased as more & more miners settle there.
The following day a governmental team was also shot at trying to remove illegal miners from the #Yanomami Indigenous Territory, whilst four miners, including a powerful ringleader, were killed in the confrontation.
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#Yanomami orgs inc @Hutukara demanded more protection: “Even after yrs of countless complaints to the authorities, when the world is aware of the health crisis & lack of solidarity that our ppl are facing, we’re once again appealing to the Brazilian gov [for more support].”
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➡️ @MarinaSilva the environment minister and @GuajajaraSonia the minister of #Indigenous peoples both visited the region after the weekend incidents.
Minister Silva said: “The Brazilian government will not back down in the face of criminal attacks.”
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Minister Silva said: “The Brazilian government will not back down in the face of criminal attacks.”
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✋ All illegal miners must be expelled, & the territory must be permanently protected, or else violence against the Indigenous ppl (inc uncontacted Yanomami) living in the #Yanomami Territory won’t stop.
Read our 6-point plan to combat the crisis: survivalinternational.org/news/13608
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Read our 6-point plan to combat the crisis: survivalinternational.org/news/13608
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