Hanover is leading the way, at least this is the image that the city government wants to draw of itself: Belit Onay was elected the first green mayor of a German state capital in 2019. He then participated in the founding of the Nationwide municipal initiative for 30 km/h in town and wants to achieve his dream of a "car-free city" in Hanover. And that in a city that was designed as a model of the "car-friendly city" after it...
From Thomas BalbierAfter more than a week in preventive detention in Bavaria, climate activist Micha Frey is free again. As his lawyer Jochen Ringler said when asked by SZ, the 24-year-old was released from Stadelheim Prison on Tuesday. The police took him into preventive custody after a street blockade by the "Last Generation" in Passau. Once again he had glued himself to the street. The circumstances of his detention remain questionable even after his release. source site
In order to ward off the "climate catastrophe", the "Last Generation" proposes a "social council" consisting of randomly drawn citizens: "Quasi a Germany in miniature", which, with the advice of experts, draws up an effective catalog of measures. However, she recently had to hear from several commentators and party politicians that she was "undemocratic". The CSU general secretary even accused them of extremism - as if the concern of the movement was a case for the police and should be...
The Munich prison in Stadelheim is not an unfamiliar place for Micha Frey. In November, the Passau politics student spent six days in a cell in the large prison. After climate blockades in downtown Munich, the police put him and other supporters of the "last generation" in so-called preventive custody. The police can order this measure under certain conditions to prevent future offences. It has nothing to do with a court sentence.The procedure triggered criticism at the time, and one...
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A 24-year-old activist from the climate protection movement "Last Generation" is in preventive detention for up to two weeks. As the police announced on Tuesday, the young man was taken into custody by officers in Passau on Monday after he had taken part in a protest. A judge at the district court there ordered the continuation of the deprivation of liberty.The activist had previously taken part in similar actions and it was to be feared that he would "commit further...
Activists stick themselves to the roadways in Berlin, Cologne, Leipzig, Düsseldorf and other cities and obstruct traffic. In Berlin, blockers are said to have been physically attacked by annoyed drivers. Activists from the "Last Generation" climate protection movement blocked streets in several cities at the start of the week. In the capital Berlin, there were also clashes with drivers during a blockade on Monday morning. According to a dpa reporter, around five drivers from different cars insulted the blockers on...
Activists stick themselves to the roadways in Berlin, Cologne, Leipzig, Düsseldorf and other cities and obstruct traffic. source site
Six activists from the "Last Generation" movement blocked Frauenstrasse in downtown Munich for about an hour on Monday to protest against the federal government's climate policy. Three of the six men had stuck themselves to the roadway near the Viktualienmarkt around twelve o'clock.The police ended the action after about an hour. After the initial chaos, the traffic disruptions were limited, she reports. Around 50 officers were deployed. They diverted traffic, among other things, to Müllerstrasse. A bus of the Munich...
Two young activists from the "Last Generation" go on vacation to Southeast Asia. Oh, they would have preferred to go to Borkum. source site
