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September 30, 2021

Canadian Judge Ends Injunction That Led to Violent Crackdown on Indigenous Fairy Creek Activists
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In Canada, a judge has ended an injunction granted to logging company
Teal-Jones, which the court says was used to crack down on activists at
the Fairy Creek watershed blockade in a way that violated their civil
liberties and infringed on press freedom. Police have arrested over
1,000 land defenders, often violently, as they fight to protect the
remaining trees in Vancouver Island's ancient forests. The First
Nations-led protest is Canada's largest act of civil disobedience. Click
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