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Global Indigenous Peoples News Bulletin #19 (August 2026)
This month’s bulletin spotlights a range of issues including recognition of Indigenous territories in the Amazon region, struggles for cultural survival, and ongoing dialogue over the impact of AI and digital technologies.
The UN and Red Cross Are Calling for Restrictions on AI Drones and Killer Robots
In a world where autonomous weapons can choose targets on their own, data can put us all at risk, a US veteran warns.
Interweaving with John Collins: Thinking Critically About the Ceuta Story
Listening to the voices of the people who are at the center of global migration flows, says Collins, is necessary in order to get to the most urgent question: why do we allow this system of global apartheid to continue?
Lessons from Ceuta: State Failures and Local Solidarities
Cities and communities cannot wait for Europe to resolve its endless arguments about migration, deterrence and responsibility sharing, writes Dr. Myriam Cherti for openDemocracy.
Global Indigenous Peoples News Bulletin #18 (July 2026)
This month’s bulletin spotlights ongoing dialogue on the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and Indigenous Peoples.
As Netanyahu Prepares to Meet Trump, Explosion of Israeli Settler Violence Draws International Condemnation
“Governments need to act urgently so that the Israeli government does not continue to act as if it has a green light to commit further atrocities,” said a researcher at Human Rights Watch.
Sowing, Healing, and Caring: Ascensión Velasco’s Threads of Life
Her story is a tapestry of memory, care, and resistance: she is a woman who sows food, safeguards ancestral knowledge, and nurtures a profound bond with the life that surrounds her.
Global Indigenous Peoples News Bulletin #17 (June 2026)
This month’s bulletin spotlights a range of stories related to Indigenous peoples and climate change, extractivism, and the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States.
Digital Surveillance is Breaking Activist Mental Health
Living under constant surveillance is to exist in a permanent state of hypervigilance, writes Gina Romero for Global Voices.
Minnesota Immigrants Are Still Facing the Fallout of Trump's ICE Invasion
Operation Metro Surge cost residents and businesses in Minneapolis nearly $700 million in economic losses, writes Ibrahim Hirsi for Truthout.
Against the Current: A Mexican Town Reclaims Its River
Alexandra Rauscher explores how Vive Río San Juan and Tequisquiapan Verde are working against the current of constant economic growth, creating a grassroots coalition to protect the river that brings life to their community.
Grassroots Actions Paving the Way to an Inclusive Hong Kong
Minority communities in Hong Kong have long faced systemic exclusion, writes Aneesa Zubair - but change is in the air.
A Journalist Without a Press Vest or Helmet
I borrow equipment from my reporting colleagues so that I can get close to sources and protect myself from shrapnel, writes Ohood Nassar for We Are Not Numbers.
Global Indigenous Peoples News Bulletin #16 (May 2026)
This month’s bulletin spotlights ongoing threats to Indigenous communities across the Amazon Basin as well as ongoing dialogue about the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
What’s Left in Spain: “Housing, Housing, Housing”
As leftist parties in Spain work to build a unified strategy in advance of national elections in 2027, John Collins writes that the country’s most pressing issue - a lack of affordable housing - is poised to play a key role.
Holding the Line: How Defenders Continue to Act When Space is Closing
In the third and final installment of her mini-series, Defending the Defenders: The Global Rise of Legalized Repression, Gaia Guatri examines how civil society actors around the world are adapting to the changing structures of repression around them.
Who Cares: Looking for the Place Where Workers’ Rights Meet Disability Rights
Steve Peraza examines ongoing tensions driven by the entry of private equity into the NY state home care system - and opportunities for care workers and consumers to make common cause.
Madrid Marks Nakba Day, Mobilizes Again for Palestine
On Sunday, May 17, residents of all ages took to the streets of the Spanish capital, Madrid, to march in solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle against colonial domination and violence.
Weave Flashback: On Nakba Day, We Must Affirm That Rights Are Not Narratives (2011)
Who says journalists must be neutral in a cynically constructed “debate” that serves the interest of a colonial power? A question from 2011 continues to resonate today.
Between the Academy and the Root: William and the Defense of Mother Earth from Kamëntsá Bíolugargogía
There are teachers who teach content, and there are those who teach us to remember. To remember where life comes from, to whom we owe our breath, and why the earth is not a resource, but a mother who should be listened to, cared for, and defended.