BRUSSELS, 14 Sept. - (ANA)  - Some 227 climate activists were killed in 2020, new figures on Monday  revealed, up from a previous record of 212 the year before.

 

Global Witness, an environmental and human rights group, gathered data from across the world involving violent attacks on climate activists and found that on average more than four people died every week while defending the environment.   - (ANA) -

 

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