Published on Feb 8, 2017
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- On Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday it will
greenlight the final phase of construction of the pipeline. Amnesty
International called the announcement "an unlawful and appalling
violation of human rights." In recent months, police have launched an
escalating and violent crackdown against the resistance at Standing
Rock. Last week, more than 70 people were arrested after militarized
police raided a new resistance camp set up on historic Sioux treaty
land. Among those arrested was award-winning Pueblo journalist Jenni
Monet, who was on assignment for Indian Country Media Network.