Protest Action Blocks a Dozen Ships in Basel

Published: Friday, Aug 11th 2023, 10:40

Aktualisiert am: Freitag, 13. Oktober 2023, 14:12

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Climate activists on Friday morning abseiled from the Dreirosenbrücke in Basel. The police closed the Rhine for shipping for safety reasons, affecting around a dozen ships. Around ten people were involved in the action, with five abseiling from the bridge and attaching two banners, one reading "Freedom of Movement for People, Not Oil Tankers" and one with a stop sign reading "Colonial". The action was part of the "No Borders Climate Camp" and was intended to draw attention to the connection between climate crisis and migration, and to prevent the loading and unloading of transport ships in the Rhine ports, through which around a third of the oil imported into Switzerland is handled. The activists also called for an end to the criminalisation of migration and the creation of safe escape routes, noting that fossil fuels can cross borders with ease while refugees cannot.nnnnnnnn









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