German police have long collaborated with energy giant RWE to enforce ecological catastrophe

By Andrea Brock, Lecturer in International Relations, University of Sussex

In early 2023, the German village of Lützerath was the site of violent clashes between thousands of protesters and police who wanted to clear the village so it could be swallowed up by Garzweiler II, a huge opencast coal mine. In small groups, police forces charged into groups of protesters, beating people, kicking and pushing them to the ground. Police dogs attacked protesters, just metres away from the steep edge of the Garweiler II opencast coal mine. Dozens of people were injured.

The protests made world headlines when Greta Thunberg joined in and was detained…

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