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Defenders of the Amazon: inside the 13 June Guardian Weekly

Following in the footsteps of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira. Plus: Bernie Sanders interviewed

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2025

Dom Phillips was killed researching a book on the Amazon. Three years later, his friends finished it

Fragments of hope mix with grim realities in How to Save the Amazon, published in the UK and Brazil this week.

Euronews · May 29, 2025

A journalist was killed while writing a book on the Amazon. Here's how friends completed his work

British journalist Dom Phillips was working for years on a book about saving the Amazon when he was killed in the region by fishermen in 2022

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

British reporter, Brazilian expert remembered a year after murder in Amazon

A year after the murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira deep in the Amazon rainforest, friends, relatives and admirers gathered on Monday to call for justice and protection of Indigenous lands.

Reuters · Jun 5, 2023

Friday briefing: A year after their murder, the vital work of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips carries on

In today’s newsletter: A new reporting project seeks to continue the efforts of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips to protect the Amazon

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2023

Dom Phillips’ widow to follow him in raising awareness of crisis in Amazon

Alessandra Sampaio preparing to visit remote area where husband and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were murdered last year

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023

British journalist Dom Phillips killed in the Amazon laid to rest in Brazil

‘Today, Dom will be cremated in the country he loved, his chosen home,’ his wife said

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022

Family, friends mourn British journalist killed in Brazil

Gathered at a cemetery on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, friends and relatives paid their final respects to British journalist Dom Phillips, killed in the Brazilian Amazon while researching for a book about how to save the world’s largest rainforest

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022

Family bids farewell to British journalist murdered in the Amazon

The family of Dom Phillips on Sunday bid farewell to the British journalist, who was killed earlier this month along with Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon.

Reuters · Jun 26, 2022

Murdered British journalist Dom Phillips laid to rest in Brazil

My brother was killed because he tried to tell the world what was happening to the rainforest, says Sian Phillips

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022