The rights of activists and journalists are under threat wherever communities challenge Big Oil – in North Dakota and beyond

Related: Judge rejects riot charges for journalist Amy Goodman after oil pipeline protest

For far too long, the world had been ignoring the North Dakota anti-pipelines protests. Then the Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman captured private security forces (employed by a fossil fuel company) sicking dogs on Native Americans during a peaceful demonstration against the Dakota Access Pipeline, which encroaches on their sacred lands and waters. For that, she nearly went to jail.

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Source: Guardian Environment