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Australia: Tens of Thousands Join Invasion Day Rallies

Invasion Day rallies were held across multiple cities and regions in Australia on Monday, Januar 26, 2026, drawing tens of thousands of participants nationwide. In Sydney, several thousand people took part in rallies calling for Indigenous rights, truth-telling about history, and reconciliation. In Melbourne, large crowds gathered for mostly peaceful demonstrations, with speeches urging action on injustices faced by Indigenous communities and reforms to history education.

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Brazil: Indigenous Protesters Clash with Security at COP30 Summit

Dozens of Indigenous protesters clashed with security personnel at the COP30 summit in Belém, Brazil, on Tuesday, November 11, causing minor injuries and damage after demonstrators breached the main entrance. Police used tables and chairs to barricade the venue’s entrance.

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Nigeria: Police Use Tear Gas on Protesters Demanding Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

Nigerian police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who gathered in the capital, Abuja, on Monday, October 20, demanding the release of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu. The #FreeNnamdiKanu protests oppose the continued detention of Kanu, who remains in custody since 2021 on terrorism charges.

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Indigenous Culture Parade - Mexico City

Actors in traditional costumes are pictured during a parade in commemoration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Mexico City, Mexico, August 9, 2025. The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is marked annually on August 9, with this year's theme being "Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures." Photo by Li Mengxin /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Culture Parade - Mexico City

Actors in traditional costumes are pictured during a parade in commemoration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Mexico City, Mexico, August 9, 2025. The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is marked annually on August 9, with this year's theme being "Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures." Photo by Li Mengxin /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Culture Parade - Mexico City

Actors in traditional costumes are pictured during a parade in commemoration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Mexico City, Mexico, August 9, 2025. The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is marked annually on August 9, with this year's theme being "Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures." Photo by Li Mengxin /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Culture Parade - Mexico City

Actors in traditional costumes are pictured during a parade in commemoration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Mexico City, Mexico, August 9, 2025. The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is marked annually on August 9, with this year's theme being "Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures." Photo by Li Mengxin /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Culture Parade - Mexico City

Actors in traditional costumes are pictured during a parade in commemoration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Mexico City, Mexico, August 9, 2025. The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is marked annually on August 9, with this year's theme being "Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures." Photo by Francisco Canedo /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Culture Parade - Mexico City

An actor in traditional costume is pictured during a parade in commemoration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Mexico City, Mexico, August 9, 2025. The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is marked annually on August 9, with this year's theme being "Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures." Photo by Li Mengxin /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Culture Parade - Mexico City

Actors in traditional costumes are pictured during a parade in commemoration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Mexico City, Mexico, August 9, 2025. The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is marked annually on August 9, with this year's theme being "Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures." Photo by Li Mengxin /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Culture Parade - Mexico City

An actor in traditional costume is pictured during a parade in commemoration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Mexico City, Mexico, August 9, 2025. The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is marked annually on August 9, with this year's theme being "Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures." Photo by Li Mengxin /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Culture Parade - Mexico City

Actors in traditional costumes are pictured during a parade in commemoration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Mexico City, Mexico, August 9, 2025. The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is marked annually on August 9, with this year's theme being "Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures." Photo by Francisco Canedo /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Internationnal Women's Day Near US Embassy - Ottawa

An Indigenous drummer, left, performs a song as a fellow protestor dances while holding a cardboard cutout of an Indigenous woman with the words "Capitalism is failing. Women's rights are on the Rise" during a demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk near the Embassy of the United States in Ottawa on International Women's Day, Saturday, March 8, 2025. Photo by Spencer Colby/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Internationnal Women's Day Near US Embassy - Ottawa

An Indigenous drummer performs a song as a fellow protestor, right, dances while holding a cardboard cutout of an Indigenous woman with the words "Capitalism is failing. Women's rights are on the Rise" during a demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk near the Embassy of the United States in Ottawa on International Women's Day, Saturday, March 8, 2025. Photo by Spencer Colby/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australia: Thousands Join Invasion Day Protests Nationwide 2

Thousands of people joined "Invasion Day" marches across Australia, as Indigenous communities and their allies protested the observance of January 26 as the national day. Most capital cities hosted multiple protests alongside events celebrating Indigenous culture.

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Australia: Thousands Join Invasion Day Protests Nationwide

Thousands of people joined "Invasion Day" marches across Australia, as Indigenous communities and their allies protested the observance of January 26 as the national day. Most capital cities hosted multiple protests alongside events celebrating Indigenous culture.

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New Zealand: Thousands Protest In Wellington Over Maori Rights

Tens of thousands of people gathered outside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Tuesday, November 19, as part of a nine-day 'hikoi' protest advocating for the rights of indigenous Maori people and opposing a proposed bill to reinterpret the 19th-century Treaty of Waitangi between the British Crown and the Maori.

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Indigenous Nations Hold A Media Event - Saskatchewan

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks during a media event announcing that the FSIN announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments saying the nation resources transfer act infringes on treaty rights at the FSIN in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Photo by Liam Richards/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Nations Hold A Media Event - Saskatchewan

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron walks to media following an event announcing that the FSIN announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments saying the nation resources transfer act infringes on treaty rights at the FSIN in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Photo by Liam Richards/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Nations Hold A Media Event - Saskatchewan

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks during a media event announcing that the FSIN announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments saying the nation resources transfer act infringes on treaty rights at the FSIN in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Photo by Liam Richards/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Nations Hold A Media Event - Saskatchewan

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks during a media event announcing that the FSIN announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments saying the nation resources transfer act infringes on treaty rights at the FSIN in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Photo by Liam Richards/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Nations Hold A Media Event - Saskatchewan

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice Chief Heather Bear is seen during a media event announcing that the FSIN announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments saying the nation resources transfer act infringes on treaty rights at the FSIN in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Photo by Liam Richards/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Nations Hold A Media Event - Saskatchewan

Cold Lake First Nations Chief Kelsey Jacko speaks during a media event announcing that the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments saying the nation resources transfer act infringes on treaty rights at the FSIN in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Photo by Liam Richards/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Nations Hold A Media Event - Saskatchewan

Cowessess First Nation Chief Erica Beaudin during a media event announcing that the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments saying the nation resources transfer act infringes on treaty rights at the FSIN in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Photo by Liam Richards/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Nations Hold A Media Event - Saskatchewan

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks during a media event announcing that the FSIN announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments saying the nation resources transfer act infringes on treaty rights at the FSIN in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Photo by Liam Richards/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Nations Hold A Media Event - Saskatchewan

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks to media following an event announcing that the FSIN announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments saying the nation resources transfer act infringes on treaty rights at the FSIN in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Photo by Liam Richards/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Nations Hold A Media Event - Saskatchewan

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks during a media event announcing that the FSIN announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments saying the nation resources transfer act infringes on treaty rights at the FSIN in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Photo by Liam Richards/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Nations Hold A Media Event - Saskatchewan

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron claps during a media event announcing that the FSIN announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments saying the nation resources transfer act infringes on treaty rights at the FSIN in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Photo by Liam Richards/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Nations Hold A Media Event - Saskatchewan

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice Chief Heather Bear is seen during a media event announcing that the FSIN announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments saying the nation resources transfer act infringes on treaty rights at the FSIN in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Photo by Liam Richards/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Nations Hold A Media Event - Saskatchewan

Prince Albert Grand Council Chief Brian Hardlotte speaks during a media event announcing that the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments saying the nation resources transfer act infringes on treaty rights at the FSIN in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Photo by Liam Richards/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Nations Hold A Media Event - Saskatchewan

Cowessess First Nation Chief Erica Beaudin during a media event announcing that the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments saying the nation resources transfer act infringes on treaty rights at the FSIN in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Photo by Liam Richards/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Nations Hold A Media Event - Saskatchewan

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks to media following an event announcing that the FSIN announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments saying the nation resources transfer act infringes on treaty rights at the FSIN in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Photo by Liam Richards/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Change Now Summit - Paris

Zaya, indigenous rights activist during the "changeNOW" summit in Paris, France on May 23, 2023. Photo by Jeremy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Change Now Summit - Paris

Zaya, indigenous rights activist during the "changeNOW" summit in Paris, France on May 23, 2023. Photo by Jeremy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Change Now Summit - Paris

Zaya, indigenous rights activist during the "changeNOW" summit in Paris, France on May 23, 2023. Photo by Jeremy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN expert decries "appalling" legacy of residential schools in Canada

STORY: UN expert decries "appalling" legacy of residential schools in Canada DATELINE: March 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Ottawa CATEGORY: EDUCATION/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): CALI TZAY, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples STORYLINE: A UN expert said on Friday that the testimonies of survivors of Canada's residential school system were appalling. Cali Tzay, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, made a 10-day official visit to Canada. After the visit, he urged the Canadian government to fully implement recommendations of a 2015 truth commission to achieve meaningful reconciliation and accountability in the country. SOUNDBITE (English): CALI TZAY, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples The current human rights situation of indigenous people in Canada cannot be fully understood without considering the legacy of residential schools and intergenerational trauma they created. Over 150,000 First Nations, Metis and Inuit childre

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Mexican bishop Ruiz, campaigner for indigenous people, dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on May 8, 2002, shows Samuel Ruiz, a former bishop who died on Jan. 24, 2011, at a hospital in Mexico City at age 86. Ruiz was known for fighting for the rights of the indigenous people in Mexico in the 1990s.

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Indigenous leader presses for UN investigations into genocide by Canadian gov't

STORY: Indigenous leader presses for UN investigations into genocide by Canadian gov't DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of press briefing room 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROSEANNE ARCHIBALD, National chief of the Assembly of First Nations 3. med shot of press briefing room 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROSEANNE ARCHIBALD, National chief of the Assembly of First Nations 5. med shot of press briefing room 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROSEANNE ARCHIBALD, National chief of the Assembly of First Nations STORYLINE: An indigenous leader on Monday pressed for UN investigations into alleged genocide by the Canadian government in "residential schools" for indigenous children. RoseAnne Archibald, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, an organization for indigenous rights in Canada, spoke to reporters at UN Headquarters in New York after attending a session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROSEANN

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UN-PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES-CANADIAN INDIGENOUS LEADER-PRESS BRIEFING

(220425) -- UNITED NATIONS, April 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- RoseAnne Archibald, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, an organization for indigenous rights in Canada, speaks at a press briefing after attending a session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the UN Headquarters in New York on April 25, 2022. The indigenous leader on Monday pressed for UN investigations into alleged genocide by the Canadian government in "residential schools" for indigenous children. (Manuel Elias/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

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UN-PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES-CANADIAN INDIGENOUS LEADER-PRESS BRIEFING

(220425) -- UNITED NATIONS, April 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- RoseAnne Archibald (L), the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, an organization for indigenous rights in Canada, speaks at a press briefing after attending a session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the UN Headquarters in New York on April 25, 2022. The indigenous leader on Monday pressed for UN investigations into alleged genocide by the Canadian government in "residential schools" for indigenous children. (Manuel Elias/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

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China, like-minded countries concern about human rights violations against indigenous people: diplomat

STORY: China, like-minded countries concern about human rights violations against indigenous people: diplomat DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1.various of UN office in Geneva 2.SOUNDBITE (English): JIANG DUAN, Minister of the Chinese mission to the UN in Geneva STORYLINE: China and a group of countries on Monday called on the UN Human Rights Council to continue to attend to serious human rights violations against indigenous people and take necessary actions accordingly. Delivering a joint statement on behalf of the group of countries at the ongoing 49th session of the Human Rights Council, Jiang Duan, minister of the Chinese mission to the UN in Geneva, said they are deeply concerned about serious violations of human rights of indigenous people by some countries. SOUNDBITE (English): JIANG DUAN, Minister of the Chinese mission to the UN in Geneva "In the past centuries, countries in question have oppressed and exploited indigenous peopl

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Violations of indigenous peoples' rights by U.S. "chronic, systemic racism": diplomat

STORY: Violations of indigenous peoples' rights by U.S. "chronic, systemic racism": diplomat DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): JIANG DUAN, Minister of the Chinese Mission to United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva STORYLINE: Serious violations of indigenous peoples' rights by the United States, Canada and Australia are not just something of the past, but a matter of chronic and systemic racism that continues to this day, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Friday. Speaking at a video side-event co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of Venezuela and the Permanent Mission of China in Geneva during the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council, minister Jiang Duan of the Chinese Mission called on the countries to uproot the pernicious legacies of colonialism, eradicate systemic racism and discrimination to ensure the equality and rights of the indigenous peoples. SOUNDBITE (English): JIANG DUAN, Minister of the Chinese Miss

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Indigenous Held Mayan Ceremony Against Independence Day - Guatemala

Hundreds of indigenous leaders of all ethnic groups in Guatemala, take part during a Mayan ceremony today in the "Plaza Mayor" to protest against celebrating Independence Day, due it commemorates the founding of the racist and exclusive Guatemalan state. Protesters demanded the re-founding of the nation to constitute a multi-ethnic state in which their rights are recognized and the immediate resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei and Attorney General Consuelo Porras. September 15, 2021 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Photo by Daniel Hernandez-Salazar/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Held Mayan Ceremony Against Independence Day - Guatemala

Hundreds of indigenous leaders of all ethnic groups in Guatemala, take part during a Mayan ceremony today in the "Plaza Mayor" to protest against celebrating Independence Day, due it commemorates the founding of the racist and exclusive Guatemalan state. Protesters demanded the re-founding of the nation to constitute a multi-ethnic state in which their rights are recognized and the immediate resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei and Attorney General Consuelo Porras. September 15, 2021 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Photo by Daniel Hernandez-Salazar/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Held Mayan Ceremony Against Independence Day - Guatemala

Hundreds of indigenous leaders of all ethnic groups in Guatemala, take part during a Mayan ceremony today in the "Plaza Mayor" to protest against celebrating Independence Day, due it commemorates the founding of the racist and exclusive Guatemalan state. Protesters demanded the re-founding of the nation to constitute a multi-ethnic state in which their rights are recognized and the immediate resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei and Attorney General Consuelo Porras. September 15, 2021 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Photo by Daniel Hernandez-Salazar/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Held Mayan Ceremony Against Independence Day - Guatemala

Hundreds of indigenous leaders of all ethnic groups in Guatemala, take part during a Mayan ceremony today in the "Plaza Mayor" to protest against celebrating Independence Day, due it commemorates the founding of the racist and exclusive Guatemalan state. Protesters demanded the re-founding of the nation to constitute a multi-ethnic state in which their rights are recognized and the immediate resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei and Attorney General Consuelo Porras. September 15, 2021 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Photo by Daniel Hernandez-Salazar/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Held Mayan Ceremony Against Independence Day - Guatemala

Hundreds of indigenous leaders of all ethnic groups in Guatemala, take part during a Mayan ceremony today in the "Plaza Mayor" to protest against celebrating Independence Day, due it commemorates the founding of the racist and exclusive Guatemalan state. Protesters demanded the re-founding of the nation to constitute a multi-ethnic state in which their rights are recognized and the immediate resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei and Attorney General Consuelo Porras. September 15, 2021 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Photo by Daniel Hernandez-Salazar/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of 500 Years Of Indigenous Resistance - Mexico

Portrait of a person, disguised as aztec warrior during a pre-hispanic dance, as part of the 500th Anniversary of Indigenous Resistance, and protest against displacement, exploitation and denunciations of the violations of the human rights of the indigenous. Is commemorated 500 years of the fall of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec civilisation's most sacred site, in the downtown of Mexico City, to mark 500 years since the Spanish conquest of the Aztec capital. Mexico City, Mexico, August 13, 2021. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of 500 Years Of Indigenous Resistance - Mexico

integrants of different indigenous communities , take part during a pre-hispanic dance as part of the 500th Anniversary of Indigenous Resistance, and protest against displacement, exploitation and denunciations of the violations of the human rights of the indigenous. Is commemorated 500 years of the fall of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec civilisation's most sacred site, in the downtown of Mexico City, to mark 500 years since the Spanish conquest of the Aztec capital. Mexico City, Mexico, August 13, 2021. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Of 500 Years Of Indigenous Resistance - Mexico

A indigenous women painting her skin, before take part during a pre-hispanic dance, as part of the 500th Anniversary of Indigenous Resistance, and protest against displacement, exploitation and denunciations of the violations of the human rights of the indigenous. Is commemorated 500 years of the fall of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec civilisation's most sacred site, in the downtown of Mexico City, to mark 500 years since the Spanish conquest of the Aztec capital. Mexico City, Mexico, August 13, 2021. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM