Conflict/Dispossession
Three times rise in killings of India’s land, eco-defenders: Modi govt blamed for “stifling opposition” by any means
From Counterview/Global Witness: A just-released global report has revealed that the number of land and environment defenders killed in India has almost trebled, from 6 in 2015 to 16 in 2016, blaming it on “a disturbing trend” of increasing police brutality, indicating the Modi government’s determination “to stifle opposition to ‘development’ by any means necessary.”…
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