"In Colombia, three environmental activists who were organizing against illegal mining have been assassinated. Local organizers say activists Joel Meneses, Nereo Meneses Guzmán and Ariel Sotelo were kidnapped by armed gunmen dressed as military officers on Monday. Their bodies were found hours later."
Democracy Now! had the story August 31, 2016. [2]
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/colombia-three-environmental-activists-assassinated
[2] http://www.democracynow.org/2016/8/31/headlines/colombia_three_environmental_activists_assassinated?utm_source=Democracy+Now%21&utm_campaign=79fe917ffd-Daily_Digest&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fa2346a853-79fe917ffd-190204081
[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism
[4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/south-america
[5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81
[6] http://www.democracynow.org/2016/8/31/headlines/colombia_three_environmental_activists_assassinated?utm_source=Democracy%20Now%21&utm_campaign=79fe917ffd-Daily_Digest&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fa2346a853-79fe917ffd-190204081