Activist Greta Thunberg was arrested this Wednesday in Oslo, Norway, during a protest against two wind farms continuing to operate in the country despite an unfavorable court decision.
Greta Thunberg and dozens of Sami activists, an indigenous Arctic people, have protested in recent days by blocking several ministries in Oslo.
According to Reuters, the activists blocked the entrance to the Ministry of Finance. The police approached and grabbed Greta Thunberg and other young people and took them away, while the rest shouted slogans.
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Campaigners are calling for the demolition of two wind farms in western Norway’s Fosen region, which they have deemed “illegal” since a ruling by Norway’s Supreme Court nearly a year and a half ago.
The country’s highest court concluded in October 2021 that the project disrespected the right of Sami families to practice their culture, reindeer herding, and violated a UN text on civil and political rights.
Although the court unanimously ruled that the permits issued for the construction of 151 turbines were invalid, the 11 judges did not decide what to do with them.
For their part, the Norwegian authorities promised to respect the court’s decision and ordered further research to find a mechanism that would allow coexistence between electricity generators and reindeer husbandry.
“We cannot use the supposed climate transition as a cover for colonialism,” the Swedish activist told TV2 on Monday. “A climate transition that violates human rights is not a climate transition worthy of the name,” said the activist who took part in the protest on Sunday.
Greta Thunberg had already been arrested in January during protests in Germany against the demolition of the village of Luetzerath for the expansion of a coal mine.
Source: DN
