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"Dozens of Indigenous protesters have forced their way into the COP30 climate
summit venue and clashed with security guards at the entrance.
Shouting angrily, the protesters demanded access to the UN compound where
thousands of delegates from countries around the world are attending this
year’s UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil.
Some waved flags with slogans calling for land rights or carried signs saying
“our land is not for sale.”
An Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the
Tapajos River in Brazil told
Reuters that they were upset about ongoing
development in the forest.
“We can’t eat money,” said Gilmar, who uses only one name.
“We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and
illegal loggers.”
Security guards pushed the protesters back and used tables to barricade the
entrance. A
Reuters witness saw one security guard being rushed away in a
wheelchair while clutching his stomach.
Another guard with a fresh cut above his eye told
Reuters he had been hit in
the head by a heavy drumstick thrown from the crowd. Security confiscated
several batons.
The protesters dispersed shortly after the clash. They had been in a group of
hundreds who marched to the venue."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
