Mon, 20 January, 2025

Last Generation climate activists spray paint on German chancellery

The activists are calling on the German government to live up to its responsibility towards the younger generation in terms of climate change, a Last Generation press release said

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Members of the Last Generation climate activism group daubed orange paint onto the façade of the German chancellery on Saturday morning, publishes DPA News Agency.

A photo published by the group shows the phrase “Help! Your children” written in large letters, and numerous handprints. Several activists can be seen sitting or lying down on the ground in front of the wall.Berlin police are investigating the incident, and detained 16 people between the ages of 13 and 16 to check their identities.

The police opened an investigation on suspicion of damage to property.

The activists are calling on the German government to live up to its responsibility towards the younger generation in terms of climate change, a Last Generation press release said.

Last Generation has repeatedly made headlines with dramatic protests calling attention to climate change, with some activists arrested for disrupting traffic and other measures.

The group has been demonstrating for more climate action with street blockades and other measures since the beginning of 2022.

They have also daubed the Brandenburg Gate with orange paint in the past.

Several investigations and trials are under way of members of the group, many of whom have already been convicted.

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