From Enough 14 Wuppertal, Germany: I arrived in the stormy weather with pouring rain and I was delighted that nonetheless some people came to o the forest. In the pavillion I saw a few wreaths and some banner. One banner said: “Missing […]
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Between Brock and a Hard Place: Campers Stage Intervention to Save Badger Setts from Destruction in Brighton Stand-Off
from Freedom News A month ago, just after New Year, a group of youth climate activists took land on Coldean Lane in Brighton. They put up a treehouse in opposition to developers plans to fell healthy trees and destroy active badger setts. […]
Continue readingBurst Pipeline Sprays Crude Oil Into Ecuadorian Amazon
by Julia Conley / Common Dreams Indigenous environmental defenders in Ecuador on Sunday pointed to a pipeline rupture in the Amazon rainforest as “the exact reason why we oppose oil extraction” as the pipeline operator temporarily halted pumping crude oil. A pipeline constructed […]
Continue readingIllegal Logging Threatens Indigenous People in Cambodia
by Sarah Johnson / The Guardian Rampant illegal logging of protected forests is threatening the cultural survival and livelihoods of indigenous people in Cambodia, according to Amnesty International. Members of the Kuy people, one of the largest of Cambodia’s 24 indigenous groups, told […]
Continue readingMapuche Political Prisoners Fight to Maintain Their Culture Behind Bars
from Anarchist Federation Mapuche political prisoners in the city of Angol are denouncing the Chilean Gendarmerie for obstructing their cultural ceremonies inside the prison. What follows is a translation of their statement, with added links and some [bracketed translations] for Mapuche terminology. There’s been […]
Continue readingHow a Married Undercover Cop Having Sex With Activists Killed a Climate Movement
by Geoff Dembicki/Vice When Kate Wilson was 23, she got deceived into having sex with an older guy who wasn’t what he appeared to be. To her, he was Mark Stone, a radical environmental activist who shared her taste in country music […]
Continue readingSerbia: Activists block roads to protest lithium mine
From Deutsche Welle Protesters blocked major roads in Serbia on Sunday and demanded the government cancel plans to build a lithium mine in the west of the country. The main north-south highway that passes through the capital, Belgrade, was targeted by environmental protection […]
Continue readingFinland, Sweden, and Norway to Cull Wolf Population
by Patrick Barkham / The Guardian Finland is joining Sweden and Norway in culling wolves this winter to control their population, as conservation groups appeal to the European Union to take action against the slaughter. Hunters in Sweden have already shot dead most of […]
Continue readingJune 20-26: Call for Letters and Artwork in Solidarity with Yaqui Political Prisoner Fidencio Aldama
from FidencioAldama.org Indigenous Yaqui political prisoner Fidencio Aldama has been locked up since October 27, 2016, serving a 15+ year sentence for a crime he did not commit. Framed for murder, he is being held hostage by the Mexican state for his […]
Continue readingIncendiary Attack against the Construction of a Tesla Factory in Grünheide, Germany
from AMWEnglish On the night of May 25 to 26, 2021, we attacked the power supply of the Gigafactory of Tesla, in Berlin-Grünheide, setting fire to six high voltage cables. Tesla is neither green nor ecological nor social. Tesla is a company […]
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