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New Zeland Maori MPs suspended for parliamentary haka protest | Human Rights
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New Zeland Maori MPs suspended for parliamentary haka protest | Human Rights

NewsFeed Three Maori Party MPs were suspended from New Zealand’s Parliament for performing a haka in protest of a bill backed by a...

Aboriginal community shaken by second death in Australian police custody | Indigenous Rights News
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Aboriginal community shaken by second death in Australian police custody | Indigenous Rights News

The family of Kumanjayi White are asking for CCTV footage and an independent investigation a week after the 24-year-old died in police custody...

The Golan: A Battle For Power | Agriculture
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The Golan: A Battle For Power | Agriculture

Syrian farmers in the occupied Golan Heights oppose an Israeli energy company’s plans for wind turbines on their land. A battle over land,...

In Canada, a daughter’s fight to bring her murdered mother home | Crime
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In Canada, a daughter’s fight to bring her murdered mother home | Crime

Donna Bartlett sits at a wooden kitchen table, her slight frame perched on the edge of her chair. With its warm lighting and...

Aboriginal man, 24, dies in police custody in Australia’s NT | Indigenous Rights News
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Aboriginal man, 24, dies in police custody in Australia’s NT | Indigenous Rights News

NT police say ‘the man stopped breathing’ shortly after officers restrained him in a supermarket. A 24-year-old disabled Aboriginal man from the remote...

US Supreme Court rejects Native American case against large copper mine | Indigenous Rights News
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US Supreme Court rejects Native American case against large copper mine | Indigenous Rights News

The high court has declined to hear a bid to block a project that Indigenous groups say would destroy a site of religious...

‘Warzone’: Why Indian forces have launched a deadly assault on Maoists | Conflict News
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‘Warzone’: Why Indian forces have launched a deadly assault on Maoists | Conflict News

Raipur, Chhattisgarh – Indian security forces have launched an all-out war against Maoist fighters in Chhattisgarh state, as the federal government aims to...

New Zealand to debate suspensions of Maori legislators over protest haka | Indigenous Rights News
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New Zealand to debate suspensions of Maori legislators over protest haka | Indigenous Rights News

In November 2024, three legislators from the Te Pati Maori party performed a protest haka in parliament against a contentious treaty bill. A...

Two found guilty of murdering Indigenous teen, Cassius Turvey, in Australia | Crime News
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Two found guilty of murdering Indigenous teen, Cassius Turvey, in Australia | Crime News

The 15-year-old Aboriginal boy was beaten with a metal pole in October 2022. He died 10 days later. An Australian jury has found...