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  • check out my interview about Chernobyl for CNN 🇧🇷

    by Mitko December 21, 2020
    December 21, 2020

    https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/internacional/2020/12/15/ha-2-decadas-chernobyl-era-desativada-anos-apos-pior-acidente-nuclear-do-mundo [Photo courtesy of Vlad Vozniuk/URBEX.]

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  • we have been getting amazing press coverage for our film  Stalking Chernobyl: Exploration After Apocalypse!

    by Mitko August 17, 2020
    August 17, 2020

    here are some recent articles that came out, that we are so excited to share with you: from italy, brazil, russia, poland. article link: https://redebrasilatual.com.br/cultura/2020/04/documentario-mostra-a-cultura-que-emerge-das-ruinas-de-chernobyl/ [Photo courtesy of Rede Brasil Atual.]

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  • Another day, another threat to indigenous peoples by Bolsonaro…

    by Mitko July 31, 2019
    July 31, 2019

    “For all Jair Bolsonaro’s well-documented hostility to indigenous rights, an aerial assault on the Amazon seems far-fetched. But campaigners believe that under Brazil’s new administration indigenous communities face their most …

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  • Keep defending indigenous rights in the Amazon with Associação Indígena Pariri – Munduruku, Médio Tapajós!

    by Mitko July 18, 2019
    July 18, 2019

    The Pariri Indigenous Association fights for the physical and cultural survival of seven Munduruku villages of the Middle Tapajós. Its main mission is to defend indigenous rights and to improve …

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  • Bolsonaro’s attacks on the Amazon continue but our ally Amazon Watch is fighting back!

    by Mitko July 9, 2019
    July 9, 2019

    “As deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest reaches the highest level in a decade, the rainforest’s indigenous peoples and their supporters have called for action against the political and business interests …

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  • The most terrible eco tragedy in Brazil!

    by Mitko January 29, 2019
    January 29, 2019

    “At least 58 people have been confirmed killed and hundreds remain missing following Friday’s mudslide. Even before the latest setbacks, hope that people had survived the tsunami of iron ore …

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  • Almost three years later, the victims of the worst environmental disaster in Brazil’s history are still waiting for justice!

    by Mitko August 17, 2018
    August 17, 2018

    On November 5, 2015, a dam in Brazil’s Rio Doce basin collapsed, killing 19 people and harming indigenous communities and their land. Neither the government nor the involved mining companies …

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  • The most terrible eco tragedy in Brazil!

    by Mitko July 26, 2018
    July 26, 2018

    “At least 58 people have been confirmed killed and hundreds remain missing following Friday’s mudslide. Even before the latest setbacks, hope that people had survived the tsunami of iron ore …

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  • The most terrible eco tragedy in Brazil!

    by Mitko April 8, 2018
    April 8, 2018

    “At least 58 people have been confirmed killed and hundreds remain missing following Friday’s mudslide. Even before the latest setbacks, hope that people had survived the tsunami of iron ore …

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  • My homecountry BRAZIL, full of corrupt politicians but beautiful nature!

    by Mitko August 4, 2017
    August 4, 2017

    Photo: Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses. #lencois #brazil #travel #nature [Photo credit: Marcus Dall Col, Unsplash.com.]

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Iara Lee, a Brazilian of Korean descent, is an activist, filmmaker, and founder/director of the Cultures of Resistance Network, an organization that promotes global solidarity and connects and supports agitators, educators, farmers, and artists to build a more just and peaceful world through creative resistance and nonviolent action!

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Iara LeeIara Lee, a Brazilian of Korean descent, is an activist, filmmaker, and founder/director of the Cultures of Resistance Network, an organization that promotes global solidarity and connects and supports agitators, educators, farmers, and artists to build a more just and peaceful world through creative resistance and nonviolent action! Read more here.

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