Protesters at UN COP28 climate summit demonstrate for imprisoned Emirati, Egyptian activists

Dubai stryper protestrop på klimatmöte

Planeten tål inga nya gasprojekt, oljeaffärer eller kolkraftverk. Men trots att demonstranterna ropar ut sina krav med full kraft är det tveksamt om de når fram till förhandlingsrummen på COP28 i Dubai. – Vi har väldigt svårt att göra oss hörda i år, säger en klimataktivist.

Climate activists hold biggest COP28 protest yet in U.N. Blue Zone

Indigenous people from every continent dressed in traditional clothes, young climate advocates and seasoned activists marched in the biggest demonstration yet at the COP28 climate talks on Saturday, an unusual sight in the United Arab Emirates where any form of protest is severely restricted.

Protesters at UN COP28 climate summit demonstrate for imprisoned Emirati, Egyptian activists

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protesters at the United Nations’ COP28 climate summit demonstrated Saturday for imprisoned human rights activists in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, the past and current host of the negotiations. Demonstrators carried signs bearing the image of Emirati activist Ahmed Mansoor and Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, part of incredibly restricted, but still-unprecedented protests being allowed…

Protesters at UN COP28 climate summit demonstrate for imprisoned Emirati, Egyptian activists

Protesters at COP28 climate summit demonstrate for imprisoned human rights activists from Egypt and the UAE. Demonstrators carry signs bearing the image of Ahmed Mansoor and Alaa Abdel-Fattah. The protest, organized by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, takes place within the U.N.-administered Blue Zone. However, just before the demonstration, protesters are ordered to fold over signs bearing the detainees' names. The U.N. cites secur…

Protests at UN climate talks, from cease-fire calls to detainees, see 'shocking level of censorship'

Activists designated Saturday a day of protest at the COP28 summit in Dubai. But the rules of the game in the tightly controlled United Arab Emirates meant sharp restrictions on

Protesters at UN COP28 climate summit demonstrate for imprisoned Emirati, Egyptian activists

Joey Shea, of Human Rights Watch, speaks during a demonstration with images of jailed activist Mohamed al-Siddiq and Egypts jailed leading pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (Rafiq Maqbool / Associated Press) Protesters at UN COP28 climate summit demonstrate for imprisoned Emirati, Egyptian activists JON GAMBRELL …