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FARC Dissidents Attack Indigenous Communities in Southern Venezuela with Drones and Explosives · Global Voices

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The NGO Provea and the inhabitants of the sector denounce the kidnapping of an indigenous captain, while demanding that the Venezuelan State recover sovereignty in that area dedicated to mining activity

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The non-governmental organization Programa Venezolano de Educación-Acción en Derechos Humanos (Provea) confirmed on Tuesday, August 11, the murder of Julio Rodríguez, indigenous captain of the Jivi Ekunay people, who was kidnapped eight days ago in Bolívar State by alleged members of the dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc). Rodriguez's body was found on the banks of a road that leads to the town of Morichalito, in Bol…

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The NGO Provea and the inhabitants of the sector denounce the kidnapping of an indigenous captain, while demanding that the Venezuelan State recover sovereignty in that area dedicated to mining activity

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The indigenous community Jivi Ekunay denounced attacks with explosives and the kidnapping of its boss by FARC dissidents in Los Pijiguaos, a mining population in the state of Bolívar, south of Venezuela, reported the oenege Provea on Sunday.

·Guayaquil, Ecuador
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The control of gold and minerals generates disputes between armed groups, leaving communities in the middle.

·Bogotá, Colombia
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Indigenous communities and mining workers in the state of Bolívar face a serious security crisis due to the incursion of irregular armed groups. The Jivi Ekunay community of the Mapoyo people denounces the kidnapping of a captain and an attack by the FARC. Ciudad Guayana. Indigenous authorities in the Ancestral Mapoyo Territory denounced the presence of members of [...] The Guerrilla entrance keeps the Mapoyo people in Bolívar under threat apare…

10-08-26.-The organization Provea alerted about the kidnapping of Julio Rodríguez, captain of the Jivi Ekunay community, denounced by the indigenous authorities of the ancestral Mapoyo territory, who hold alleged ...

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Monitoreamos broke the news on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
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