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on september 5, peruvian indigenous rights organizations saidtwo loggers were shot dead with bows and arrows for allegedly invading the territory of an indigenous amazon tribe.

the incident occurred on august 29, when the loggers were expanding their access to the forest and came into contact with the tribe and were attacked. the attack also left two other loggers missing and one injured, and rescue work is underway.

the nearly isolated tribe, forced to leave the rainforest to avoid loggers, showed up on june 26 and 27. indigenous rights groups say tensions between the indigenous people and the workers are still rising and are calling on the government to take more protective measures.

earlier reports:

isolated tribe in peru makes appearance

or due to approaching logging operations

according to a previous report by xinhua news agency, members of the nearly isolated maschio piro tribe in peru have appeared several times recently, raising concerns that the recent logging work may have disrupted their lives.

according to the associated press report on july 18, in the photos and videos released by the international organization for the defense of indigenous rights, 53 male members of the tribe appeared on the banks of the piedras river in madre de dios province in southeastern peru. teresa mayo, an expert from the organization, said it was "extremely unusual" to see so many members of the tribe at once.

the international indigenous rights organization said the images were taken on june 26 and 27.the tribesmen were looking for food such as plantains and cassava.it is estimated that there are as many as 100 to 150 maschopiro tribesmen in the area, including women and children from nearby areas.

the maschio piro are a secretive tribe living in the amazon rainforest of peru. their members rarely leave the area where they live, and even if they occasionally meet outsiders, they will not communicate with them.

peru's federation of indigenous peoples of the madre de dios river and its tributaries said that in recent weeks, members of the maschopiro tribe have repeatedly left their long-standing area in search of food or to avoid nearby loggers.

caroline pierce, director of the international indigenous rights group, said the images showedthe once-isolated maschiopiro tribe is only a few kilometers away from where the logging operation is about to begin.

several logging companies have been granted permission to cut down trees in the area where the tribe lives. the international organization for the defense of indigenous rights said that one of the companies, canalestawamanu, built a 200-kilometer-long road specifically for transporting timber.

source: red star news wechat official account, beijing news, xinhua news agency