The Austrian branch of the environmental movement “The Last Generation” has announced its dissolution. This was announced by the branch’s press secretary Marina Hagen-Kanaval, transmits Picture.
“We will use the remaining funds to cover expenses related to criminal cases and investigations. [против активистов]”Our channels for donations will remain open because there are still high fines and high legal costs,” she said.
The decision came as a surprise to many and caused a mixed reaction in society. The Last Generation called for the most drastic measures to combat climate change and criticized governments for not doing enough. In their statement, the activists emphasized that they “protested in many ways and continued to live despite hatred and death threats.” They also accused the government of being responsible for the deaths of billions of people and said that “society has collapsed.”
The Last Generation is a climate change activist group that is mainly active in Germany, Austria, Italy and Poland.
The movement’s activists throw paint on the main landmarks of European cities, stick themselves to highways, and block airports. Supporters of the activists consider their actions justified, while opponents criticize them for radicalism and disruption of public order. Earlier, the police conducted a series of searches of the movement’s activists, but it is very difficult to destroy an organization with a horizontal structure consisting of many autonomous groups, The Insider writes.
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