Governments ramp up legal penalties to curb environmental protests

Governments ramp up legal penalties to curb environmental protests

A growing number of countries are passing strict laws and imposing severe penalties on climate activists, escalating a global crackdown on nonviolent protests that target fossil fuel infrastructure.Stuart Braun reports for Deutsche Welle.In short:In Australia, over 170 climate activists face possible jail time or steep fines after blocking a coal port, following enforcement of a 2022 anti-protest law targeting disruptions of public infrastructur…