Mexico’s New President Promises ‘More of the Same’ – Indigenous Peoples Ready to Resist

Dec 20, 2018 | Featured, Fracking, Tar Sands & Pipelines, Indigenous Peoples, Latin America, Protests & Resistance, Social Media News, Tree Plantations, Zapatistas / Chiapas / Mexico

By SANTIAGO NAVARROIntercontinental Cry There will be profound changes, but they’ll come in accordance with the established legal order. There will be freedom for businesses. In terms of economics, we’ll respect the Banco de Mexico’s autonomy. The new government will...
Investing in Indigenous Communities is Most Efficient Way to Protect Forests, report finds

Investing in Indigenous Communities is Most Efficient Way to Protect Forests, report finds

Jul 6, 2018 | all other, Climate Justice, Deforestation, Featured, Forests, Indigenous Peoples, Latin America, Political Repression & Murder, Social Media News

By Cory Rogers Appeared previously on IntercontinentalCry.org   The best way to save forests and curb biodiversity loss is to recognize the claims of indigenous peoples to their territories, a new report urges. Published by the Rights and Resources Initiative...
Indigenous Community Judge Shot Dead As Colonial Violence Terrorizes Nicaragua

Indigenous Community Judge Shot Dead As Colonial Violence Terrorizes Nicaragua

Oct 19, 2017 | all other, Climate Justice, Featured, Forests, Honduras, Indigenous Peoples, Latin America, Political Repression & Murder, Rainforest, Social Media News

By COURTNEY PARKER Originally published by Intercontinental Cry   One day after she received an ominous warning, Indigenous Community Judge Celedonia Zalazar Point and her husband, Tito José González Bendles, were shot to death by Colonos in the northern...