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Curfew announced for under-18s in Australia’s Alice Springs after unrest | Crime News

Curfew will remain in place for two weeks after some 150 people went on the rampage after a teenager’s funeral. Alice Springs has announced an overnight curfew for all residents under the age of 18, after violent brawls in the remote central Australian town. Northern Territory Chief Minister Eva Lawler said an emergency would apply [...]read more

‘A legend for our people’: Inside an Indigenous activist’s death in Brazil | Indigenous Rights News

March 1, 2024 mpsingh No Comments News activists, Brazil, death, Features, Human Rights, Indigenous, Indigenous Rights, Latin America, Legend, News, People, Politics, rights

Uruçuca, Brazil – Mukunã Pataxó remembers his aunt began to sing moments before the gunfire rang out. Maria de Fátima Muniz, 52, was a spiritual leader among the Pataxó Hã-Hã-Hãe, an Indigenous group in northeastern Brazil. A short, serious woman with dark, shoulder-length hair, she was known to lead her people in prayer and song, [...]read more‘A legend for our people’: Inside an Indigenous activist’s death in Brazil | Indigenous Rights News