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What's new since the May  SOSOrinoco newsletter

New evidence of illegal mining sites inside World Heritage Site Parque Nacional Canaima | Measles outbreak among the Yanomami | Control of gold mines is "outsourced" to Colombian ELN and FARC  

Our main news
The month of June has brought more bad news for the region South of the Orinoco River:
  • Reports of a deadly measles outbreak among the Yanomami (see below)
  • New videos from an informant showing evidence of illegal mining and a new illegal tourist development inside Canaima National Park View videos
  • News that the regime and Armed Forces of Venezuela have "outsourced" control of the gold mines to Colombian guerrillas from the ELN and FARC Read more
  • Pemón denounce human rights abuses Read more

Top Tweet of the Month

SOSOrinoco on Twitter earned 107K impressions! That's a lot BTW!

REPORTE: @NicolasMaduro y @JustoNogueraP valiéndose de FARC/ELN (¿no de la FANB?) intentan controlar Arco Minero q cayó en manos de sindicatos y pranes criminales. Guerra entre mafias y guerrilla, arresto de capos del oro, persecución de indigenas mineros. upatadigital.com.ve/2018/06/gobier… pic.twitter.com/QPQDUDpoM7
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Maps, photos and videos

Look at the new videos of illegal mining sites in Yapakana National Park in the state of Amazonas where mining is strictly prohibited by the Constitution of Venezuela (1999) Clic on this link to see our posts on this topic

We aim to raise the profile of the abuses occurring South of the Orinoco River so that we can preserve Venezuela's human and natural treasures

Keep Reading

Update on health crisis affecting the indigenous peoples of Venezuela

When a government deliberately stops providing essential vaccinations for the most vulnerable people such as the Yanomami putting them at risk of contracting transferable diseases such as measles, diptheria, polio that are known to decimate indigenous peoples, we need to denounce and raise our voices regarding this abuse of human rights.  President Nicolas Maduro and his Minister of Health @LuisLopezPSUV have deliberately stopped vaccinating the Yanomami and they are now at tremendous risk. Read more

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