German police start removing barricades at climate protest camp
German police start removing barricades at climate protest camp
Environmental groups vow to resist coal mine expansion plans in western German village of Lutzerath
Mesut Zeyrek • 10 January 2023 • update: 10 January 2023
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: Climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: An aerial view of field where climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: An aerial view of field where climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: An aerial view of field where climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: An aerial view of field where climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: An aerial view of field where climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
Environmental groups erect barricades to block expansion of open-cast coal mine in northwestern Germany
LUTZERATH, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: An aerial view of field where climate activists continue their protest to block the expansion of a coal mine in Lutzerath, Germany on January 10, 2023. Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the area. Dozens of protesters erected barriers, chained themselves together to block access to the village, while the police tried to tear down the barricades. ( Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency )Mesut Zeyrek
