Anti-coal activist murdered in the Philippines

Mongabay
By Shreya DasguptaJul 7, 2016, 3:20 am72 pts
On July 1, two gunmen on motorcycles shot and killed anti-coal activist, Gloria Capitan, inside her karaoke bar in Mariveles, Bataan in the Philippines. Capitan, 57, sustained three gunshot wounds, two in the neck and one in the arm, local media reported. Her eight-year-old grandson reportedly suffered…

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