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March 24, 2021

Standing Rock Water Defender Jailed After Refusing Testimony to Protect Fellow Protesters
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Advocates are calling for the release of Standing Rock water protector
Steve Martinez, who has been behind bars for over three weeks on
contempt charges. Martinez refused to give testimony before a federal
grand jury about injuries to Sophia Wilansky, a water protector whose
arm was severely wounded during a police crackdown on anti-pipeline
protests in 2016. Martinez says prosecutors are trying to shift the
blame for Wilansky's injuries from law enforcement to water protectors.


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