At least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or disappeared in 2024, more than worrying! "Standing up to injustice should never be a death sentence" - @Global_Witness globalwitness.org/en/press-rel...

🚨BREAKING: Defend Our Juries leaders arrested in clear violation of international law This is a terrifying example of UK authorities’ willingness to use authoritarian practices. amn.st/63327A6z3d

Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19

🚨 Myanmar junta hires US PR firm DCI Group to whitewash its atrocities We condemn DCI Group's decision to serve as an enabler for a junta committing atrocities with total impunity. No amount of spin by D.C. lobbyists can wash the blood off the Myanmar military’s hands. More 👉🏽 buff.ly/IiQjOKL

“Mr Justice Chamberlain said the proscription order against the direct action group risked “considerable harm to the public interest” because of a potential ‘chilling effect’ on legitimate political speech.”

“An intelligence assessment before Palestine Action was banned under anti-terrorism laws found that the vast majority of its activities were lawful.” Lawyers slam decision to proscribe the group as “repugnant” and “authoritarian”

NEW from Liberty Investigates and The Herald: Scottish university agreed to monitor students for arms company www.heraldscotland.com/news/2530867...

A must-read article on the insidious tactics of Eni to silence its critics. Antonio is a brilliant campaigner and the legal case against him and other NGOs is a disgrace. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Oops! AI did it again... you're not that innocent. ‬Nectar, a 'crime-predicting' system developed with Palantir, could be rolled out nationally. Race, sex life, trade union membership and health are used to 'predict' criminality so people can be targeted for surveillance. #SafetyNotSurveillance

Land and environmental defenders in the Caribbean are under threat and governments are dragging their feet. The Escazú Agreement could help protect them. It’s time to ratify and implement it. Why it matters ⬇️ globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...

Reports emerging of dozens of children killed in a junta airstrike on a school in #Myanmar's Sagaing region. An act so cruel that it defies description. How many more children must the junta kill before the intl community takes action? #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

📍 In Honduras, a father and son stood up to illegal logging and paid the ultimate price. Their brutal deaths are a chilling reminder of the dangers faced by land and environmental defenders around the world. 🛑 This must end. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Over 4,000 lives have been lost in the #Myanmar earthquake. At the same time, junta airstrikes killed 30+ civilians on Wednesday alone, with many more killed across the country since March 28 in the junta's terror campaign. Tragedy upon tragedy. We grieve, we remember, we demand justice.

Some #Myanmar cronies have presented themselves as humanitarians in wake of the earthquake - making flashy donations and getting photographed meeting survivors. Beneath the veneer of benevolence, their donations are funding and legitimising a brutal dictatorship

“Communities in the Philippines have watched their water sources turn red and their land poisoned from nickel tailings.” @globalwitness.org’s @hanna-hindstrom.bsky.social and Kalikasan's Ana Celestial examine how mineral extraction adversely effects Indigenous defenders. www.landclimate.org/...

An appeal court ruling has entrenched a dangerous precedent for peaceful climate protesters in the UK, despite slightly reducing jail terms for some climate protesters. My blog explains why. globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...

UN Special Envoy to #Myanmar Julie Bishop has been accused of 'unacceptable conflicts of interests' over financial ties to rare earth mining companies. She is a paid advisor to a controversial company suing Greenland for access to its critical minerals. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy...

I’m in court to learn the outcome of an appeal for 16 climate activists jailed for 41 years collectively for acts of civil disobedience. It’s a critical moment for the right to protest in the UK. #DefendTheDefenders

Journalist Gerald Flynn was barred from Cambodia on January 5th, 2025, despite having a valid visa and work permit. Flynn’s deportation appears to be retaliation for his journalistic work, particularly his reporting on environmental issues. news.mongabay.com/2025/02/camb...

Nickel mining is spreading fast across the Philippines, imperiling communities and protected forests. Here I talk about our latest report and why the global energy transition can't come at the expense of people and planet www.youtube.com/watch?v=m414...