Climate activists protest at German coal mine, scuffle with police
Hundreds of climate activists descended on a coal mine in western Germany on Saturday, September 26, with some groups managing to occupy parts of the mine according to police.
Small groups of protesters launched a series of blockades from early in the morning at the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. One group were stopped before reaching the mine and detained by police, smiling and waving after being loaded into a van. Later on, a protest march was blocked by police on horseback, and scuffles ensued.
The Garzweiler mine is owned by energy company RWE, which is Europe's biggest CO2 polluter, and has previously been the target of protests.
The anti-coal group "Ende Gelaende" had called for a decentralised blockade of coal and gas infrastructure over several days in the Rhineland region.
In a press statement, the group said that around 3,000 activists were protesting. It said that action groups had reached Garzweiler mine, Weisweiler coal-fired power station and Lausward gas-fired power station near Düsseldorf.
Activists are calling for an immediate exit from fossil fuels to stem CO2 emissions. Germany currently plans to phase out coal power by 2038.
(Source: Reuters)
Germany backs EU proposal to use frozen Russian assets to finance arms for Ukraine
37 rights groups urge German govt. to halt arms sales to Israel
Germany clears pro-Gaza camp as US-style demos spread across Europe
VIDEO | India sells arms to Israel amid regime’s genocide in Gaza
Iran welcomes UN resolution to revive Palestine's membership bid
Four Israeli forces killed in Gaza City as fighting rages
'UK flown 200 spy missions over Gaza in support of Israel'
UN General Assembly resolution urges fresh vote on Palestinian statehood
US campus protests: Columbia affiliate college fully divests from Israel
Iran among top producers of radiopharmaceuticals, high-quality heavy water: AEOI chief
Israel’s Rafah incursion to result in 'humanitarian disaster': UN Chief
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
