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Indonesia’s Indigenous Akit community faces exploitation & land loss (commentary)
For the Akit tribe of Bengkalis and Pelalawan districts in Riau province, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, land is more ...
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Indigenous people jailed over land dispute with Indonesian diocese
A court handed down jail terms on eight indigenous people in Indonesia’s Christian-majority East Nusa Tenggara province amid ...
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Indonesian farmers fight company's eviction attempts
Around the world: North Sumatra farmers fight eviction against palm oil giant, Garden River First Nation student researches ...
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Indonesian court halts palm oil expansion but fails to uphold Indigenous land rights
Indonesia’s Supreme Court has upheld the government’s decision to block further expansion of the Tanah Merah oil palm project ...
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Nickel miners dig up Indonesia’s Gebe Island despite Indigenous and legal opposition
Abdul Manan Magtiblo watched the excavator dump a piece of Gebe Island into the back of a truck. Barely a thicket remained on ...
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Indigenous people are disappointed with the construction of Indonesia's new capital in East Kalimantan
President Joko Widodo, together with a number of ministers and governors, camped at the site that will become Indonesia's new ... because so far, the indigenous people feel they are not involved ...
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Indonesian court blocks palm oil expansion, but leaves Indigenous land rights in limbo
Indonesia’s Supreme Court has upheld the ... related to forest conditions and their impact on the people.” Indigenous Papuan man of Awyu tribe Hendrikus Franky Woro hunting on his tribe ...