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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Sara HUSSEIN

Nearly 200 Land And Environment Defenders Killed In 2023, Says NGO

The Global Witness report highlights a growing number of abductions of environmental activists (Credit: AFP)

Nearly 200 environmental and land defenders around the world were murdered in 2023, with Colombia once again the deadliest place for activists, watchdog Global Witness said in a report Tuesday.

The report also sounds the alarm on a "crackdown on environmental activists across the UK, Europe and the US", warning "laws are increasingly being weaponised against defenders".

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