Riot police clash with protesters in Geneva as G7 leaders gather in France
Near the headquarters of the United Nations, demonstrators threw stones, bottles, pieces of cement and firecrackers at officers.
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Belgium cracks down on radical climate activists
Several activists were taken into custody for questioning, with at least some remaining in detention.
Greenpeace ordered to pay €292m to US energy firm for damaging pipeline
A North Dakota judge has signalled he will order Greenpeace entities to pay an expected $345 million (€292 million) in damages to the US firm Energy Transfer over…
First time: German court allows prosecution of ‘climate activists’ as criminal group
A German court has allowed an indictment of a group of people who committed crimes in the supposed interest of the global climate as a criminal organisation.
German climate activists to pay hefty damages for airport blockade
In a landmark ruling, the Hamburg Regional Court has ordered 10 members of the climate activist group Last Generation to pay more than €403,000 in damages to the…
The New Class War
Across the globe, a tectonic shift is underway — a groundswell of popular protest that, despite its size and significance, receives little more than a whisper…
Left-wing radicals attack Belgian company that ‘delivers to Israel’
Activists with the climate collective Code Rood (Code Red) and others have targeted a steel factory in the Belgian city of Charleroi because it delivered steel to…
Judge sides with XR activist-vandals against Schiphol Airport over demonstrations
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport was not allowed to ban radical climate-change activists with Extinction Rebellion (XR), a Dutch judge ruled, which allowed them to target…
XR anti-aviation activists demand access to Schiphol Airport – so they can fly
Extinction Rebellion (XR) has filed a lawsuit against Amsterdam Schiphol Airport over an access ban imposed on 37 members of the organisation after they held an…
Former MEP Carola Rackete disrupts debate on Norwegian TV
Carola Rackete, who recently gave up her seat as MEP and returned to left-wing activism, has crashed a Norwegian TV broadcast, comparing fossil fuel companies with…
‘People could have died’, Belgian report warns for radicalisation of climate movement
Climate activists are radicalising and getting increasingly dangerous, a confidential Belgian government report has warned.
French Greens MP: ‘Sabotage by environmentalists is legitimate’
French Greens MP Lisa Belluco sparked controversy during a protest in Vienne, France, against the Duplomb Law, which lifted constraints on farmers regarding pesticide…
‘Stop the Rich’: Activists plan march in Brussels’ wealthiest district
A group of activists said they planned to march through one of Brussels' most affluent districts, the Prince d’Orange neighbourhood in Uccle, under the banner:…
Activists lobby European Parliament for moratorium on new windmills
A group of activists demanding a stop to the construction of new wind farms and large solar plants in Europe have rallied in front of the European Parliament in…
Antifascists claim egg attack in bid to thwart MCC think tank conference
'Antifascist' activists have claimed responsibility for an egg attack on Brussel’s Stanhope Hotel on May 12 in protest at a scheduled seminar hosted by Conservative…
“Stupid and wrong”: Climate activists in Poland target Smolensk air disaster monument
Just one day before the 15th anniversary of a tragic air crash in which Poland’s then-president, his wife and numerous other state officials perished, activists…
Germany bars radical climate activist from becoming schoolteacher
The German state of Bavaria has banned a Marxist climate activist from working as a schoolteacher.
Greenpeace activists delay EC chief von der Leyen’s WEF opening speech
Greenpeace activists have evaded the World Economic Forum's tight security checks, staging a brief climate change protest outside the main hall of the annual meeting…
German ‘Last Generation’ activists to rename and end blockades
The German Last Generation (LG) climate activists' group said it would change its name to adapt to what it called changes in the world climate.
Greta Thunberg: ‘Fuck Germany! And fuck Israel!’
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been filmed laughing and talking to a crowd, shouting at one point, "Fuck Germany! And fuck Israel!
Stockholm county ditches ban on petrol cars
After companies operating in Stockholm appealed the planned petrol car ban, the County Administrative Board (CAB) for the county of Stockholm has decided to block…
Allegedly ‘violent’ Greta Thunberg faces call for Germany entry ban
Greta Thunberg is facing calls for her to be banned from entering Germany amid a decision by local police to classify her as a "violent participant" in political…
Greta Thunberg has bad day in Brussels as police round-up climate radicals
The climate protestor Greta Thunberg had a weekend outing in Brussels which ended poorly, with an attempt by her and her allies to block a major roadway in the city…
EXCLUSIVE: Greta Thunberg rumoured in secret Brussels ‘civil disobedience’ plans
In leaked correspondence seen by Brussels Signal, activists taking part in a public green demonstration scheduled for that day say that they are also planning a…
Just Stop Oil protesters who vandalised Van Gogh Sunflower painting jailed
Two radical climate activists who threw tomato soup at Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers at London's National Gallery in October 2022 have received prison sentences.
Police strike set to aid Extinction Rebellion motorway protest in the Netherlands
The Dutch chapter of Extinction Rebellion (XR) is planning to block the A12 motorway in The Hague on September 14, a date that coincidentally coincides with a police…
German police raid Last Generation members’ homes
German police have searched the homes of Last Generation members after the group's protests at several German Airports.
Austria’s Last Generation to dissolve over ‘fossil ignorance’
The Austrian climate activists organisation Last Generation has announced it will disband over a lack of success.
Polish police to charge motorists for clearing road of climate blockade
A group of motorists who used a fire extinguisher and pepper spray to remove climate protesters blocking a main road in Warsaw on July 9 "will have to face charges",…
I fly, you take the train: what the elite plans for Europe’s climate ‘sacrifice’
The European Commission has accepted a European initiative called 'Air-Quotas' which aims to introduce carbon quotas for all citizens in order to reduce their consumption.