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Rodolfo Montiel, left and Teodoro Cabrera, friends of Arriaga, were pardoned in 2001. / Photo credit: El Universal.

By Diego Cevallos

Another Forest-Defending Peasant Behind Bars

Felipe Arriaga, defender of the forests in the Mexican state of Guerrero, stands accused of assassination. ''I'm innocent,'' he told Tierramérica in an interview from his jail cell. Arriaga is the fifth peasant farmer and anti-logging activist to be imprisoned since 1999. The other four were released after intense international campaigns for their rights.

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By Julio Godoy

The True Cost of Flying

Hundreds of flights by subsidized airlines in Europe are endangering the global climate and the ozone layer. For now, they fly free of environmental regulations.

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