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Suppliers of Lowe’s in the US and Walmart in Brazil Linked to Slave Labor in the Amazon
Slave labor-analogous conditions were revealed by investigation of logging camps in Para, Brazil.
Slave Labor in the Amazon: Risking Lives to Cut Down the Rainforest
The practice of worker-exploitation in the illegal logging industry appears widespread.
A Risk of Genocide: Protecting Amazon Peoples Endangered by Petroleum Exploration in Bolivia
The area of oil extraction in Bolivia has increased from 3 million hectares in 2007 to more than 31 million.
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Saramurillo: A Hope for Justice for Peru’s Amazonian Peoples
Could the recent mobilization held at Saramurillo be the one that finally brought much needed justice?
Ecuadoreans’ Legal Fight Against Chevron Continues in Canada
teleSUR interviewed Steven Donziger, a lawyer fighting for justice for communities affected by the "Amazon Chernobyl."
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Amazon Deforestation Rises as Government Moves to Weaken Indigenous Protections
Critics warn the country now risks sliding back after years of progress on climate and environment.
Battle for the Amazon: Tapajós Basin Threatened by Massive Development
Brazil's soy farmers and traders want to turn the Tapajos Basin into an industrialized commodities export corridor.
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The End of a People: Amazon Dam Destroys Sacred Munduruku “Heaven“
Brazil dynamited an indigenous sacred site to make way for Teles Pires dam.
Privacy Advocates Warn of Potential Surveillance Through Listening Devices Like Amazon Echo, Google Home
Privacy experts are keeping a close watch on the case of a Arkansas man who was charged with murder after prosecutors obtained a warrant to receive data from his …
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$1 of Every $2 Spent Online Goes to Amazon. Can We Break the Company’s Stranglehold?
In half the US states, Amazon generates billions of dollars in sales without employing a single person.