By Nina Lakhani in Mexico City
- Yehry Rivera, 45, latest to die in spate of violence
- Brörán community has been trying to reclaim ancestral land
A Costa Rican indigenous defender has been killed by an armed mob while trying to reclaim ancestral land – the latest in a spate of violence targeting native communities in Central America’s safest country.
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Source: Costa Rican indigenous land activist killed by armed mob
Category: Costa Rica, Indigenous peoples, Americas, World news
