Thousands of demonstrators gathered on Saturday in the northwest German village of Lützerath to protest against the planned expansion of a nearby coal mine.
The village has long been doomed to disappear to allow the gigantic Garzweiler open-pit lignite mine to expand further.
The protest was organized by environmental organizations such as BUND, Greenpeace and Fridays for Future, as well as by local groups. Organizers said around 3,500 people demonstrated peacefully at Lützerath.
About a hundred activists decided to protest directly at the edge of the mine, which regional police said can be extremely dangerous.
Source: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-climate-activists-protest-against-coal-mine-expansion/a-61570306
