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  1. #Brazil has newly recognized 8 different #indigenous territories (promising their pre-colonial residents permanent ownership-like rights to the land) since president #Lula returned to power, including 2 just this week. reuters.com/world/americas/bra

    #politicalgeography #SouthAmerica #geography #LatinAmerica #Amazon

  2. Interesting Crisis Group on-location video report (from 2 months ago) about the #Russia-built border fence along what most of the world doesn't consider a border: the line between self-declared #SouthOssetia and govt-controlled #Georgia: youtube.com/watch?v=FFb_JsmIyQ

    Because both sides were once controlled by Georgia, with no official agreement to separate them, the "border" fence runs right through many people's farms and even back yards.

    #borders #geography #geographyteacher @geography #Caucasus

  3. 's mercenary force claimed to have taken over all military sites in Russia's city of -on-Don today after crossing the border from on professed mission to overthrow "incompetent" Russian military leadership. aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/24/w

  4. #Russia's #WagnerGroup mercenary force claimed to have taken over all military sites in Russia's city of #Rostov-on-Don today after crossing the border from #Ukraine on professed mission to overthrow "incompetent" Russian military leadership. aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/24/w

    #geography #OSINT #conflictracking #conflictmapping

  5. After low-turnout referendum in support, #Venezuela looks to have formally fully annexed (absorbed) the disputed #GuayanaEsequiba / #Essequibo region, currently controlled by #Guyana. It had previously labeled it on maps as a special "zone in reclamation".

    Venezuela also says it will create new state/province to (theoretically) govern the area, but apparently hasn't done so quite yet.

    english.elpais.com/internation

    #geography #disputedterritory #Essequibo #admin1 #borders #SouthAmerica

  6. After low-turnout referendum in support, #Venezuela looks to have formally fully annexed (absorbed) the disputed #GuayanaEsequiba / #Essequibo region, currently controlled by #Guyana. It had previously labeled it on maps as a special "zone in reclamation".

    Venezuela also says it will create new state/province to (theoretically) govern the area, but apparently hasn't done so quite yet.

    english.elpais.com/internation

    #geography #disputedterritory #Essequibo #admin1 #borders #SouthAmerica

  7. After low-turnout referendum in support, #Venezuela looks to have formally fully annexed (absorbed) the disputed #GuayanaEsequiba / #Essequibo region, currently controlled by #Guyana. It had previously labeled it on maps as a special "zone in reclamation".

    Venezuela also says it will create new state/province to (theoretically) govern the area, but apparently hasn't done so quite yet.

    english.elpais.com/internation

    #geography #disputedterritory #Essequibo #admin1 #borders #SouthAmerica