Tangled strands in fight over Peru gold mine October 25, 2005
Yanacocha is Newmont's prize possession, the most productive gold mine in the world. But if history holds one lesson, it is that where there is gold, there is conflict, and the more gold, the more conflict. [Full story]
Bushman leaders beaten in custody September 28, 2005
Twenty-eight Bushmen were arrested and leaders were allegedly beaten in custody after they attempted to transport water and food to relatives in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. [Full story]
Protest of Botswana's Bushmen kicks up dust September 28, 2005
A Kalahari reserve has become the focus of a complex battle involving indigenous people, government and diamonds. [Full story]
Bushmen beg to keep their freedom September 12, 2005
Most people, including several government ministers who went public on the issue, said the real reason for evicting the Bushmen from their ancestral homeland was that deposits of diamonds were discovered in the area. [Full story]
