Honduras
He fought to save jungles in Honduras. Now his killing haunts environmental defenders
Seven bullets pounded into Juan López outside a small white church on a sunny September afternoon. Another environmental champion in Honduras was dead after leading the fight to protect dense jungle and crystalline waters in a region rife with corrup
TOCOA, Honduras (AP) — Seven bullets pounded into Juan López outside a small white church on a sunny September afternoon.
Six shots in the chest. One in the head. And a masked gunman standing in front of López’s blood-spattered truck.
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