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Two Honduran Environmental Activists Killed for Fighting Mining Project

HeadlineJan 11, 2023

In Honduras, human rights and environmental leaders are demanding justice for two water defenders who were shot dead by unknown gunmen over the weekend in the village of Guapinol. Aly Domínguez and Jairo Bonilla were members of a community committee that opposed a mining project threatening sacred rivers and other natural resources in the region.

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