For indigenous protesters, defending the environment can be fatal

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By Rachel RamirezJun 8, 2020, 3:55 am231 pts
Adán Vez Lira, a prominent defender of an ecological reserve in Mexico, was shot while riding his motorcycle in April. Four years earlier, the renowned activist Berta Cáceres was shot dead in her home in Honduras by assailants taking direction from executives responsible for a dam she had opposed. Four years…

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