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Activists are finding new ways to draw attention to the devastating effects of climate change. In Germany, and the rest of Europe, discussion about whether such protests are criminal or not has been heating up.

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Rome / Trevi fountain | Italy

Rome / Trevi fountain | Italy

Europe grapples with Last Generation climate protests

Europe grapples with Last Generation climate protests

Authorities must weigh public opinion along with criminal law in response to increasingly visible climate protests.

Last Generation protestors block a street in Berlin

Last Generation protestors block a street in Berlin

Germany: Viral video prompts debate on police brutality

Germany: Viral video prompts debate on police brutality

Footage of a police officer using a pain grip on a climate activist has some experts saying police have broken the law.

DW Reaction Twitter Climate Protest

DW Reaction Twitter Climate Protest

Throwing soup or a climate rally — what wins Twitter?

Throwing soup or a climate rally — what wins Twitter?

What gets more attention on Twitter — smearing food on art or a speech by Greta Thunberg? The results may be surprising.

Police officers carry a demonstrator

Police officers carry a demonstrator

Lützerath coal village: Pictures of an eviction

Lützerath coal village: Pictures of an eviction

The eviction of climate activists from the small western German village of Lützerath is in full swing.

Police and climate activists face off in the village of Lützerath

Police and climate activists face off in the village of Lützerath

Big coal and the battle for Lützerath

Big coal and the battle for Lützerath

Police are poised to clear a village in western Germany to expand a vast coal mine, but activists are standing strong.

The Garzweiler II coal pit in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

The Garzweiler II coal pit in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Lützerath: How Germany's energy crisis reignited coal

Lützerath: How Germany's energy crisis reignited coal

Thousands of people have promised to resist January plans to demolish a German village and dig up the coal beneath it.

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Two German climate protesters of Last Generation with their hands glued to the museum wall after throwing mashed potatoes at the Claude Monet painting "Les Meules” at Potsdam’s Barberini Museum

Two German climate protesters of Last Generation with their hands glued to the museum wall after throwing mashed potatoes at the Claude Monet painting "Les Meules” at Potsdam’s Barberini Museum

Museum climate protests spark debate on activism tactics

Do disruptive protests like throwing food at artworks draw attention to the climate crisis or do they harm the cause?

Todd Smith sitting in cockpit of a plane -seen from the outside

Todd Smith sitting in cockpit of a plane -seen from the outside

Meet the pilot who quit flying for the climate

After struggling for years to finance his training, commercial pilot Todd Smith swapped his wings for climate activism.

A man and a woman stand on top of a London train holding a sign that says "climate emergency"

A man and a woman stand on top of a London train holding a sign that says "climate emergency"

Is climate activism too tame?

Activists must ramp up civil disobedience and pressure banks to stop funding fossil fuel, say top climate campaigners.

Police officers try to stop activists from throwing red paint at the Spanish parliament

Police officers try to stop activists from throwing red paint at the Spanish parliament

Disruptive climate protests — do they help or hinder?

Radical action risks alienating allies, but these can yield also significant advantages for the cause.

Photo of a group of climate protesters next to one of Cecile Lecomte in climbing harness

Photo of a group of climate protesters next to one of Cecile Lecomte in climbing harness

Climate protesters with disabilities get creative

People with disabilities can be particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts, but are straining to be recognized.