NOTW – Greta Thunberg carried away by police after re-joining coal mine protest

Greta Thunberg was carried away from an environmental protest by police after re-joining opponents of a coal mine expansion. Protests against the destruction of a small village in Germany to make way for the expansion were stepped up, with the Swedish climate activist joining a march near the site. The original residents of Luetzerath, near Dusseldorf, have already abandoned the settlement, but it holds symbolic significance for opponents of the Garzweiler mine. A pair of activists who had been living in a tunnel beneath the village for a number of days moved out, but tension continues to simmer. Footage from the scene went viral when a video was released showing police officers in helmets and heavy-duty clothing struggling to walk through mud without getting stuck. A man in long brown robes dubbed the ‘Mud Wizard’ was shown pushing over one officer and tapping another on the shoulder. Images from the scene show the activist, who rose to fame as a teenager with her school strike campaign, with other young people surrounded by German police. Luetzerath was home to around 900 people as recently as 10 years ago, but they began to leave in 2013 when a federal court ruled in […]