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[Judi Lynn]

8. Here's another victim of assassination from your list:

Indigenous anti-mining activist found slain in Mexico

Published 8:54 PM CDT, April 4, 2023

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An Indigenous anti-mining activist has been killed in a dangerous part of western Mexico, authorities confirmed Tuesday.

The killing of Eustacio Alcalá comes just over two months after two other community anti-mining activists disappeared near where Acalá’s body was found.

It reinforced Mexico’s reputation as the deadliest place in the world for environmental and land defense activists, according to a report by the nongovernmental group Global Witness, which said Mexico saw 54 activists killed in 2021.

Alcalá was found dead days after he disappeared while driving on a highway known for violent incidents on Saturday. He was driving a group of nuns or lay religious workers — it wasn’t clear which — in his truck, when they were pulled over by armed men; the nuns were later released, the activist group All Rights For Everyone said.

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Alcalá had led a largely successful fight to prevent an iron ore mine from opening near his Nahua village of San Juan Huitzontla. Residents argued the proposed mine would pollute waterways and damage the environment.

More:
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-antimining-activist-killed-6a70adebc9821a27165d12a5d898810c

Mr. Alcalá looks like one of a kind, irreplaceable.