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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Matthew Taylor

UNBELIEVABLE: Rich countries silencing climate protest while preaching about rights elsewhere says study | History Defined

Greta Thunberg is carried away by police officers.
Greta Thunberg is arrested by police officers during a climate protest outside the Swedish parliament in Stockholm, Sweden, in March. Photograph: Michael Campanella/Getty Images

Wealthy, democratic countries in the global north are using harsh, vague and punitive measures to crack down on climate protests at the same time as criticising similar draconian tactics by authorities in the global south, according to a report.

A Climate Rights International report exposes the increasingly heavy-handed treatment of climate activists in Australia, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK and the US.

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