RCMP raids Gidimt’en Checkpoint and arrests land defenders
CPT Turtle Island Solidarity Network
April 5, 2023
Police continue to harass and criminalize land defenders on Wet’suwet’en territory
Police continue to harass and criminalize land defenders on Wet’suwet’en territory
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