US activists blame oil firm for crackdown

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Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics

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Environmental activists in the US are accusing an oil company of encouraging police to use heavy-handed tactics to crack down on protestors.  Two protesters in Oklahoma have been charged with bioterrorism offences for unfurling a banner at a demonstration.  They say it's wrongful use of the law to quell dissent.  Al Jazeera's Shihab Rattansi reports from Oklahoma.

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