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  Costa Rican indigenous land activist killed by armed mob

  

  theguardian.com

  Yehry Rivera, 45, latest to die in spate of violence Brörán community has been trying to reclaim ancestral landA Costa Rican indigenous defender has been killed by an armed mob while trying to reclaim ancestral land – the latest in a spate of violence targeting native communities in Central America’s safest country.Yehry Rivera, 45, from the Brörán community in Térraba, was shot dead around 11pm on Monday after being surrounded by a group of angry locals armed with sticks, machetes, stones and at least one gun. Continue reading...

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  Indigenous environmental defender killed in latest Honduras attack

  

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  Félix Vásquez, 60, shot in own home in front of familyKilling followed death threats linked to...

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  Fears growing for five indigenous Garifuna men abducted in Honduras

  

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  The Triunfo de la Cruz region has been embroiled in a struggle to save their ancestral...

  The Triunfo de la Cruz region has been embroiled in a struggle to save their ancestral land from developers and drug traffickersFears are growing for the safety of five black indigenous men in Honduras who were abducted from their homes last weekend by heavily armed gunmen in police uniforms.The victims are Garifuna fishermen from the town Triunfo de la Cruz on the north coast...

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  Conflicts Over Indigenous Land Grow More Violent in Central America

  

  nytimes.com

  Faced with government inaction, some activists try to reclaim ancestral lands on their own. Often, they...

  Faced with government inaction, some activists try to reclaim ancestral lands on their own. Often, they pay a high price.

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