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November 5, 2019

Two Indonesian Journalists Found Dead at Illegal Palm Oil Plantation
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In Indonesia, journalists Maraden Sianipar and Martua Siregar were
killed at an illegal palm oil plantation on the island of Sumatra. Both
journalists had reported critically on the plantation. Indonesian
authorities have ruled the company violated the law when it deforested
the land to build the palm oil plantation. Deforestation for palm oil
plantations is a major contributor to climate change.


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