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BBC OS: Risking your life to defend the environment

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Risking your life to defend the environment

30/07/2019 GMT

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The Philippines is the deadliest country for people defending their land and environment

The Philippines is the deadliest country for people defending their land and environment.

The Philippines has been named as the deadliest country for people trying to defend their land, environment or indigenous groups, according to NGO Global witness. 164 people across the world were killed in 2018. We speak to people in the countries which are most dangerous for environmental defenders. 

Also, the number of people killed in a prison riot in Brazil has now risen to 57. Gang members from one prison block invaded another part of Altamira jail in Pará state. 16 of the dead had been decapitated. We speak to our reporter who's following the story. 

And, as a transgender person when and how do you tell potential partners about your gender? We hear from transgender people about how they approached the issue. 

(Photo: An Indigenous man from the Guarani Kaiowa tribe attends a protest to defend indigenous land, outside Brazil"s Supreme Federal Court in Brasilia 26/06/2019. Credit: Reuters)

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