Environmental Defenders Remain Among World’s Most Targeted Activists

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By By Katie SurmaJun 22, 2026, 5:00 am123 ptsTrending
A new report found that environmental defenders are increasingly encountering overlapping networks of government officials, corporations, criminal groups and private security forces. By Katie Surma Environmental and Indigenous rights defenders remained among the world’s most targeted human rights advocates in…

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