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First Severe Sentences for Amazon Defender Killer | Charlotte News
Four men in Peru have been sentenced to 15 to 35 years for assassinating Indigenous rainforest defender Quinto Inuma Alvarado, who was shot while protecting his community’s land from illegal logging. The timber operator allegedly ordered the killing, while others carried it out — marking Peru’s first conviction with such harsh penalties for an Indigenous environmental defender’s murder. Though hailed as a landmark step toward justice, the victim’s family remains fearful of future retaliation, especially as another Indigenous leader was killed just days before the verdict — underscoring the…
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