Russia's Foreign Ministry claims the West is politicizing indigenous rights issues to question Russia's Arctic territorial claims. A new report highlights alleged violations in North America, Australia, and Japan, while promoting division over cooperation.
John Drew, a policy development officer for One Nation in Queensland, has defended the Hitler Youth and used offensive language about Indigenous people and migrants. This comes despite One Nation's claims of a new vetting tool called Operation Obsidian.
Over 1,000 Orang Asli from 19 tribes protested in Putrajaya demanding recognition of ancestral lands and an end to evictions, targeting Deputy PM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Council of Indigenous Peoples launched the "Indigenous Health Train" initiative, offering tailored health checks, cancer screenings, and pneumococcal vaccines. A key request is prioritizing Indigenous elders aged 65+ for a future public shingles vaccine program, with cost-effectiveness assessments expected by year-end.
Director Lucrecia Martel’s documentary Landmarks highlights Argentina’s historical disregard for Indigenous rights through the 2009 killing of Diaguita leader Javier Chocobar in a land dispute.
Libya's Amazigh, Tebu, and Tuareg peoples express deep concern and rejection of the "4+4" committee formed by the UN mission, citing political exclusion and a dangerous "exclusionary path" in discussions about Libya's future. They demand immediate cessation of unilateral agreements and threaten to boycott elections if their rights are not guaranteed.
Russia has arrested Indigenous rights activists, including prominent figure Daria Egereva, accused of terrorism. Supporters claim the charges are fabricated, highlighting the plight of Indigenous peoples facing climate change, resource exploitation, and state repression.
Indigenous leaders decry the US government's rapid border wall construction, which is desecrating sacred Native American sites and cultural heritage, including Kuuchamaa Mountain and the Las Playas Intaglio.
The US government's shift from funding only practical science to basic science began after World War II, influenced by the impact of theoretical physics on the war effort.
Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services in a remote Northern Territory town following the arrest of Jefferson Lewis, a 47-year-old man suspected of murdering a five-year-old indigenous girl. Roughly 400 indigenous people gathered at the hospital where the suspect was taken after being beaten unconscious by locals. Protesters threw projectiles, lit fires, and damaged vehicles, injuring police officers and medical workers. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. The prime minister, police commissioner, and the victim's family appealed for calm.
A study published in Nature reveals that some Indigenous South American populations carry genetic ancestry remarkably similar to Indigenous populations in Australia and Pacific Islands. Researchers concluded this ancestry did not come from the Americas' earliest settlers, pointing to an ancient "ghost population" that contributed genes to Amazonian groups. The findings challenge the decades-old theory that the Americas were populated through two major migration waves beginning roughly 15,000 years ago via the Bering Strait land bridge.
Hundreds of delegates are arriving at the United Nations for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples
