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"They sent messages that if we did not desist (from reporting the incursions), they would take out those responsible, the leaders," he said, noting that images of dismembered bodies were sent to his mobile phone. Flor de Ucayali is among at least 100 indigenous communities in the central Amazon region of Ucayali that have been threatened in recent years by invading coca farmers, who grow the crop used to make cocaine for drug trafficking gangs.

Drug traffickers and coca farmers have targeted more territory in Perus central Amazon region since the coronavirus pandemic

In today’s newsletter: Amid conflicting reports over the fate of journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, friends and colleagues call for action

From upcycled school benches in India to plant pots in Peru, people are finding enterprising and ingenious solutions to a perennial problem

The lawsuit, filed by a Peruvian farmer against RWE, aims to hold the European electricity giant accountable for the role of its fossil fuel emissions in melting ...

Following last month’s calamitous British High Court ruling ordering Julian Assange extradited to face US espionage charges, the CBC aired deceitful and manipulative reports that lent support to Washington’s efforts to persecute and silence the award-winning journalist.

From a Somali love story to a deep dive into Congolese rumba, TheGuardian.com writers pick their favourite recent world cinema releases India The Great Indian Kitchen A leaking kitchen pipe is at the heart of this Malayalam language film, set in a relatively prosperous family home in scenic Kerala. Each day, the new bride asks […]

Three years on from the explosive Julian Assange/Paul Manafort story, we question whether the Guardian has honored its stated commitment to the truth. In 1921, the Manchester Guardian's editor, Charles Prestwich Scott, marked the newspaper's...

Three years on from the explosive Julian Assange / Paul Manafort story, we question whether the Guardian has honored its stated commitment to the truth.…

Three years on from the explosive Julian Assange / Manafort story, we question whether the Guardian has honored its commitment to the truth.