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  1. Persecution of #Bangladeshi #Nobellaureate
    "In Aug 2023, over 170 global leaders, incl 100 Nobel laureates, Obama & Orhan Pamuk, in an open letter claimed tt #Yunus was earmarked bec of #Hasina. They urged the #government to put an end to the #legal proceedings against Yunus. “We r alarmed tt he has been #targeted by continuous #judicialharassment” the letter to Hasina in #NYT read. “We r confident tt any thorough review of cases against him will result in his acquittal”"
    scmp.com/week-asia/politics/ar

  2. "Fossil fuel companies have spent millions of dollars on lobbying and campaign donations to state lawmakers who sponsored anti-protest laws – which now shield about 60% of US gas and oil operations from protest and civil disobedience, according to a new report from Greenpeace USA."

    "It’s part of a global strategy reported by the Guardian to silence, discredit and criminalize environmental activists and Indigenous rights defenders opposed to polluting energy, mining and other extractive projects that are incompatible with meaningful climate action."

    “Frontline activists should not face extreme, life-altering legal risks for putting their bodies on the line to keep our planet habitable.’"
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    theguardian.com/us-news/2023/o
    #law #Lawmakers #JudicialHarassment #FossilFuels #industry #protests #AntiProtestBill #IndigenousRights #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateEmergency #habitability