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6 Lessons learned from the Indigenous Sami protest in Norway against Fosen Windmills

Picture credit: Alf Simensen/NTB Scanpix via AP There has been a historic protest in Oslo, Norway in the past week week.  See my previous article Norway: Indigenous & Environmental Youth Occupy the Ministry of Energy over Human Rights Violation for the details. The protest went from 15 indigenous and youth activists occupying the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum on Thursday 23rd of February to over 2000 … Continue reading 6 Lessons learned from the Indigenous Sami protest in Norway against Fosen Windmills

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Norway: Indigenous & Environmental Youth Occupy the Ministry of Energy over Human Rights Violation

Photo credit: Ole Berg-Rusten / NTB Youth from the indigenous Sàmi organisation NSR, as well as youth environmental activists from Natur og Ungdom have been occupying the offices of the Ministry of Energy and Oil since Thursday (23rd of February 2023). They are doing so as an act of civil disobedience to hold the Norwegian state accountable for its violation of indigenous peoples’ rights. We now … Continue reading Norway: Indigenous & Environmental Youth Occupy the Ministry of Energy over Human Rights Violation

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