Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins protesters in Norway in bid to stop wind turbines being built on land traditionally used by indigenous Sami reindeer herders.
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleClimate activist Greta Thunberg has joined protesters in blocking entrances to Norway's energy ministry, in a demonstration against wind turbines being built on land traditionally used by indigenous Sami reindeer herders.
"Indigenous rights, human rights, must go hand-in-hand with climate protection and climate action," she said.Norway's supreme court in 2021 ruled that two wind farms built in central Norway violated Sami rights under international conventions, but the turbines remain in operation more than 16 months later.
Sami singer-songwriter, actress and activist Ella Marie Haetta Isaksen said she had occupied the ministry's reception with a dozen other demonstrators since Thursday. Police forcibly removed them around 1:30am local time on Monday and detained them before releasing them.Campaigners from Nature and Youth and the Norwegian Samirs Riksforbund Nuorat block the entrances to the Ministry of Oil and Energy.
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