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Environmental activist murders double in 15 years
Death toll almost half that of US troops killed in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001, data shows
Killings of environmental defenders have doubled over the past 15 years to reach levels usually associated with war zones, according to a study that reveals how murders of activists are concentrated in countries with the…
- Johnathan Watts
- The Guardian
At least 1,558 people in 50 states were killed between 2002 and 2017 while trying to protect their land, water or local wildlife, says the analysis, which calculates the death toll is almost half that of US troops killed in Iraq and…