| 1700 environmental activists killed in the last decade 15:32 - Sep 30 with 731 views | StokieBlue |
The majority (68%) of those were in Latin America and a lot of those were indigenous people protesting against the mineral exploitation of their historic lands.
The researchers think than 1700 is a large underestimate but it still works out at one activist being killed roughly every two days.
An awful stat and something that Western governments should be taking up with the countries in question.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63064471
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| 1700 environmental activists killed in the last decade on 15:51 - Sep 30 with 678 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
I wonder if investigated, the line of funding of some of these groups leads back to China given their neo-colonial approach to procuring minerals and resources. Either way horrible stuff, and sadly not surprising. |  | | |
| 1700 environmental activists killed in the last decade on 15:56 - Sep 30 with 678 views | BlueBadger |
Yes, but someone made my drive to work slower. |  |
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| 1700 environmental activists killed in the last decade on 17:39 - Sep 30 with 612 views | MattinLondon |
| 1700 environmental activists killed in the last decade on 15:56 - Sep 30 by BlueBadger |
Yes, but someone made my drive to work slower. |
Something about hospital appointments or being late for school. |  | | |
| 1700 environmental activists killed in the last decade on 17:46 - Sep 30 with 601 views | WeWereZombies |
| 1700 environmental activists killed in the last decade on 15:51 - Sep 30 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
I wonder if investigated, the line of funding of some of these groups leads back to China given their neo-colonial approach to procuring minerals and resources. Either way horrible stuff, and sadly not surprising. |
Some of the Canadian corporations can be very determined to keep their mineral and forestry resources extraction routes open too:
https://amazonwatch.org/news/2022/0412-canadian-banks-injected-5-8-billion-in-cr |  |
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| 1700 environmental activists killed in the last decade on 18:10 - Sep 30 with 573 views | NthQldITFC |
| 1700 environmental activists killed in the last decade on 17:39 - Sep 30 by MattinLondon |
Something about hospital appointments or being late for school. |
I mean, I believe in what they're doing and stuff, but I missed out on getting to the front of the queue for an upgrade to the latest brand new remote-controlled 360degree patio heater because those pesky Insulate Britain folk had glued themselves to the road. |  |
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| 1700 environmental activists killed in the last decade on 21:55 - Sep 30 with 489 views | jeera |
| 1700 environmental activists killed in the last decade on 17:39 - Sep 30 by MattinLondon |
Something about hospital appointments or being late for school. |
None of those have been murdered.
Bit of perspective might be in order here.
Any poor fecker standing up to the might of their countries' leaders in some of the instances mentioned in the OP would be exceptionally brave to do so. |  |
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| 1700 environmental activists killed in the last decade on 22:12 - Sep 30 with 470 views | Swansea_Blue |
Ffs. At least the top few comments seem to agree that’s ridiculously harsh. Of course, you’re even more likely to end up in prison now for daring to take a stance against, er, well anything really. |  |
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| 1700 environmental activists killed in the last decade on 22:15 - Sep 30 with 454 views | jeera |
| 1700 environmental activists killed in the last decade on 22:12 - Sep 30 by Swansea_Blue |
Ffs. At least the top few comments seem to agree that’s ridiculously harsh. Of course, you’re even more likely to end up in prison now for daring to take a stance against, er, well anything really. |
I hadn't seen that link.
Prison, for that?
That's insane. What are we doing? | |
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