Earth's Defenders Being Murdered at Increasingly Alarming Rate
<div class='node-body'><p>According to a new survey released today by Global Witness, the international group that looks at the intersection of the environment and human rights, over 711 environmental activists, journalists and community members trying protect their local rivers and forests have been killed in the last decade – more than one a week.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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