At least 200 environmental campaigners and protectors, 40% from indigenous tribes, were murdered around the world in 2016, the deadliest year on record, the watchdog organisation Global Witness said Thursday. Fatal attacks against activists have become more widespread, occurring in 24 countries in 2016, compared to 16 the year before. On March 2, 2016, gunmen burst into the home of Honduran activist Berta Caceres and shot her dead. Police and soldiers have been identified as suspects in at least 43 killings, according to Global Witness, which listed all 200 victims. Sixteen activists were killed in India in 2016, a three-fold increase from the year before.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 13, 2017 12:33 UTC