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Coverage dated September 28, 2022

A new report labels Mexico as the world's deadliest spot for environmental activists

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Mexico has become the deadliest place in the world for environmental and land defense activists, according to a global survey released Wednesday.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Mexico is world's deadliest spot for environmental activists (opens MyNorthwest)

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    VICAM, Mexico (AP) -- Mexico has become the deadliest place in the world for environmental and land defense activists, according to a global survey

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Mexico world's most dangerous place for environmental activists | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A report by Global Witness said the number had decreased slightly compared with 2020 but the number of killings soared in Mexico. In 2021, Latin America was

  3. Delaware Public Media

    A new report labels Mexico as the world's deadliest spot for environmental activists (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Mexico has become the deadliest place in the world for environmental and land defense activists, according to a global survey released Wednesday.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Mexico is world's deadliest place for environmental activists, report says (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Mexico, Colombia and Brazil accounted for more than half of the 200 deaths of environmental activists around the world in 2021, a new report says.

  5. NBC News

    Mexico is the most dangerous country for environmentalists, a report finds. This Indigenous community has lived it. (opens NBC News)

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    "They persecute us as criminals," an Indigenous activist said of what has taken place in his community. He's one of several whose accounts are documented in a Global Witness report.

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