Title: Record Number of Environmental Activists Killed in 2015

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1167/act_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Record Number of Environmental Activists Killed in 2015' data-article-id='1657'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10479'>Global Witness says 2015 was the most dangerous year yet for environmental activists.</span> <span data-start-time='10479' data-end-time='22729'>The group reports that 185 people across 16 countries were killed last year while defending the environment.</span> <span data-start-time='22729' data-end-time='33854'>Global Witness is a non-profit organization that follows environmental issues and corruption around the world.</span> <span data-start-time='33854' data-end-time='41042'>The organization released a report called “On Dangerous Ground” in June.</span> <span data-start-time='41042' data-end-time='53313'>The report says that on average, more than three activists were killed every week last year while defending the environment and land rights.</span> <span data-start-time='53313' data-end-time='59667'>Global Witness campaign leader Billy Kyte spoke to VOA.</span> <span data-start-time='59667' data-end-time='68667'>He said the number of killings increased by almost 60 percent from 2014 levels.</span> <span data-start-time='68667' data-end-time='73042'>He blamed industrial growth for the problem.</span> <span data-start-time='73042' data-end-time='83563'>So we are seeing industries like mining, dam and agribusiness encroaching more and more into previously untouched areas rich in resources and coming into conflict with local communities...</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1167/act_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6547 data-hint-location='41042' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1167/what_does_activist_mean.m4a'>What does activist 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1167/what_does_kyte_blame_for_the_growing_problem.m4a'>What does Kyte blame for the growing problem?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='industrial growth'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1167/election.m4a'><span>election</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1167/terrorism.m4a'><span>terrorism</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1167/revolution.m4a'><span>revolution</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1167/industrial_growth.m4a'><span>industrial growth</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=6549 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1167/the_most__blank__year_for_environmental_activists_was_2015.m4a'>The most <span class='blank'>dangerous</span> year for environmental activists was 2015.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='dangerous'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1167/dangerous.m4a'><span>dangerous</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1167/successful.m4a'><span>successful</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1167/rewarding.m4a'><span>rewarding</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1167/educational.m4a'><span>educational</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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Global Witness says 2015 was the most dangerous year yet for environmental activists. The group reports that 185 people across 16 countries were killed last year while defending the environment. Global Witness is a non-profit organization that follows environmental issues and corruption around the world. The organization released a report called “On Dangerous Ground” in June. The report says that on average, more than three activists were killed every week last year while defending the environment and land rights. Global Witness campaign leader Billy Kyte spoke to VOA. He said the number of killings increased by almost 60 percent from 2014 levels. He blamed industrial growth for the problem. So we are seeing industries like mining, dam and agribusiness encroaching more and more into previously untouched areas rich in resources and coming into conflict with local communities...

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