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These activists occupy coal mining sites that threaten ancient forests

A documentary is being made which follows their fight.

China

Hong Kong activist Nathan Law flees city to continue anti-law campaign

The young pro-democracy campaigner has left Hong Kong for an undisclosed location after China imposed a tough new security law on the former British colony.

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The model and animal rights activist who protests naked for PETA

"They might say ‘oh you’re just a model, you don’t know anything about wildlife management’."

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Extinction Rebellion sprays fake blood over Medef's Paris headquarters

Using a tried and tested protest method, Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists sprayed the Medef employers' association headquarters in Paris with fake blood.

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Earth News

How ‘clicktivism’ has changed the way we protest forever

The online generation are increasingly engaging with social issues on social media, but just how effective is it?

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Top photography prize in 2020 goes to images of Indigenous activists

The winners of the Sony World Photography Awards paint a picture of a world facing uncertainty.

Earth News

Oscar-winner Emma Thompson stars in new Extinction Rebellion film

The fictional piece considers the role of ordinary people in environmental activism.

Earth News

Why the 50th anniversary of Earth Day is more important than ever

Campaigners say the current situation could become the "new normal" if we don't take action on the climate crisis.

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Environmental activism gets a digital makeover amid coronavirus crisis

Organisers of global environmental celebration, Earth Day, are asking people to stay at home and join in online.

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Plans to expand Europe's busiest airport grounded in landmark ruling

A bid to build a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport has been declared unlawful over climate change.

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Activists break into French nuclear plant to call for its closure

They allege the nuclear plant is in a dilapidated condition and should be shut down.

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The votes are in and these celebs are doing the most for planet Earth

What do these celebrities have in common? They’re not self-partnered, they’re saving the environment.

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Iraqi anti-government activist shot dead in Basra, say police

The killing is the latest in a new wave of violence against Iraq's anti-regime protests.

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Living Recommends | No one is too small to make a difference

This short collection of Greta Thunberg's speeches is a pocket-sized source of inspiration.

Spain

Frustration and horse manure on the last day of COP25

Environmental organizations called on Saturday for more justice and climate action during the Alternative People's Plenary at the Madrid Climate Summit COP25.

World News

'We must not let fear stop us': Young women share stories of activism

At a United Nations summit in Geneva, young women spoke about child marriage, sexual slavery, indigenous rights, corruption and climate change.

Spain

Eight-year-old climate activist climbs lamp post to protest outside COP25

Greta Thunberg may have found her successor.

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'Black Friday, black planet': Anti-consumer protests in Spain, France

Greenpeace activists staged a protest displaying a giant banner in the heart of Madrid that read: "Consumerism = climate crisis" during 'Black Friday' and protesters gathered outside online retailer Amazon's headquarters in France.

Earth News

Why I quit my job at Vogue to live in a tree for a year

I meet Alex Fisher, who lived in a tree for a year in the 1990s to stop British forests being cut down.

My Europe Series

At the frontline of an Extinction Rebellion climate protest in Berlin

Euronews embeds with the group at a planned civil disobedience mission called “Rebels Ark” which blocked the city’s Grosser Stern – a huge five-lane roundabout linking north to south and east to west.