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London trial against Greta Thunberg has begun

The 21-year-old is on trial for disturbing public order. She refused to follow police instructions during a demonstration. Now there are consequences. The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and four colleagues have been on trial in London since today. The prosecution accuses the 21-year-old and the four men of disturbing public order. They were temporarily […]

Climate activist Thunberg at a pro-Palestine demonstration

It was only at the end of last year that climate activist Greta Thunberg caused a lot of criticism for her support of the Palestinians. The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg surprisingly took part in a solidarity campaign in Leipzig for Palestinians. Thunberg spent some time at the demonstration in downtown Leipzig on Wednesday evening […]

A big hit wouldn’t be bad

Good morning, dear reader, Let’s start today with a little journey through time. “What we have presented is a great achievement,” said a certain Olaf Scholz around four years ago. At that time, Scholz was still finance minister and vice chancellor in Angela Merkel’s grand coalition. And what the current Chancellor was talking about was […]

The global political climate is weighing on the climate conference in Dubai

The climate conference in Dubai is not exactly under a good star. The world’s attention is on the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the war in Ukraine. Can this work well? Another climate conference and an important one at that: In Dubai on the Persian Gulf, more than 190 countries would have to decide on […]

Criticism of Thunberg after statements for Palestinians

After five weeks of the Gaza war, Greta Thunberg once again took the side of the Palestinians at a climate protection demonstration in Amsterdam – and is threatening to divide the global climate movement with her controversial commitment. On Monday, the German activists from Fridays for Future clearly distanced themselves and explained: “Fridays for Future […]

Climate demonstration in Amsterdam | Thunberg takes sides with Palestinians again

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has once again used a climate demonstration to take sides with the Palestinians. Wearing a traditional black and white Palestinian scarf around her neck, she told a livestreamed rally in Amsterdam that the climate movement had a duty to “listen to the voices of those who are oppressed and who […]

Shitstorm against Zizek, Guterres and Heusgen – comment

Slavoj Žižek, António Guterres, Christoph Heusgen: Three well-known personalities were recently hit by a shitstorm when they commented on the war in the Middle East. A plea for more nuances in politics. There are opinion pieces related to the new war in the Middle East that can safely be thrown in the trash. When Fridays […]

German responsible for pro-Palestine Instagram post

A former press spokesman for the movement is probably behind the controversial postings by Fridays for Future. The man comes from Mainz. The anti-Israel postings of the international branch of Fridays for Future (FFF) were largely influenced by a German activist. As the “Tagesspiegel” reports, the former press spokesman for the FFF Mainz local group, […]

Fridays For Future on the controversy

A post by climate activist Greta Thunberg has sparked a debate. Now Fridays for Future is speaking out. Climate activist Greta Thunberg caused a stir on Friday with an X contribution to the Middle East war. “Today we are striking in solidarity with Palestine and Gaza. The world must raise its voice and demand an […]

Fridays For Future comments

A post by climate activist Greta Thunberg has sparked a debate. Now Fridays for Future is speaking out. Climate activist Greta Thunberg caused a stir on Friday with an X contribution to the Middle East war. “Today we are striking in solidarity with Palestine and Gaza. The world must raise its voice and demand an […]