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Pacific verdict on COP29
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A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
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Pacific Climate Warriors
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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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"The [flotilla activists] were then illegally brought to Israel to face further abuse under the watch of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the terrorist thug serving as the Minister of National Security, who caused global outrage."
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"The [flotilla activists] were then illegally brought to Israel to face further abuse under the watch of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the terrorist thug serving as the Minister of National Security, who caused global outrage."
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Flotilla activists tasered, sedated, sexually assaulted – Israeli prison service claims...

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"The [flotilla activists] were then illegally brought to Israel to face further abuse under the watch of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the terrorist thug serving as the Minister of National Security, who caused global outrage."

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