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By Sri Wahyuni Gustina Salim Rambe appeared quietly distraught as a court on Indonesia’s main western island of Sumatra sentenced her to more than five months in prison for speaking out against the environmental damage caused by a nearby palm oil mill. Gustina’s husband, Sahrul Siregar, said the mill operated by PT Pulo Padang Sawit Permai (PPSP) in Pulo Padang village, Labuhan Batu district, had previously suspended work following direct local actions to block trucks carrying supplies. However, the plant later resumed operations, blanketing adjacent residential areas and two schools with air …

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