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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Slawson

First Thing: Crackdown on environmental defenders at ‘alarming level’

A protester holds a photograph of environmental activist Manuel Esteban 'Tortuguita' Paez Teran outside Atlanta City Hall
Demonstrators protest against the death of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, believed to be the first environmental defender killed in the US. Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA

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The shooting of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, believed to be the first environmental defender killed in the US, is the culmination of a dangerous escalation in the criminalization and repression of those who seek to protect natural resources in America, campaigners have said.

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