Berlin: Climate activists block exits from the city highway
Multiple arrests
Climate activists block Autobahn in Berlin
02/15/2022 10:04 am
They fight against environmental pollution and call for a “food-saving law”. Climate activists have been blocking freeway exits since January. Criticism is not only hailing from the drivers.
Climate protection activists in Berlin have once again blocked exits from the city motorway. On Monday morning, the Messedamm and Konstanzer Strasse exits in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf and Oberlandstrasse in Neukölln will open, according to the traffic information center (VIZ) and the police. As a result, traffic jams form. The police cleared the blockades fairly quickly and provisionally arrested 21 blockers. Your personal details should be determined for possible reports of administrative offenses and criminal offenses.
Climate activists “uprising of the last generation” behind the action
Berlin’s interior senator Iris Spranger from the SPD had announced that the police would try to prevent or quickly dissolve the blockade actions with targeted measures. The small group “Uprising of the Last Generation” has been blocking freeway exits since the end of January, especially in Berlin, but also in Hamburg and Munich. They are calling for an immediate “Essen-Save-Law” and an agricultural turnaround to reduce greenhouse gases from agriculture.
Drivers reacted angrily and sometimes aggressively. Police filed dozens of criminal charges of coercion and resistance. There was also criticism from parts of politics because the actions could endanger traffic and people.