Peru News » Ucayali News Peru » Ucayali » Government: Ashéninka leader reportedly killed while patrolling Indigenous territory is found alive
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/asheninka-leader-killed-while-patrolling-indigenous-territory-in-peru/
Published on: Tuesday 25 August 2026
Ashéninka leader Américo Pascuala Tumisha was shot and killed on Sunday while patrolling the territory of the Onconashari Indigenous community in Peru’s Ucayali region. According to the Regional ...
News Peru » Ucayali » Government: Report finds 226 Indigenous land defenders in Peru at risk of violence
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Published on: Monday 29 September 2025
Indigenous territories and the people who defend them in the Peruvian Amazon face a litany of growing threats, activist groups warn in a recent report. In defending their land rights in the face of ...
News Peru » Ucayali » Government: High-flying concessions: Clandestine airstrips, coca crops invade Ucayali’s forests
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/high-flying-concessions-clandestine-airstrips-coca-crops-invade-ucayalis-forests/
Published on: Sunday 15 December 2024
If you liked this story, share it with other people. An investigation by Mongabay Latam and Earth Genome identified 45 clandestine airstrips in the rainforest in Peru’s Ucayali department. Ten of ...