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Around 40 activists, holding signs with messages like "Climate Justice Now," positioned themselves in front of at least two entrances to the 349-seat Riksdagen, including the main doorway. Local Swedish media indicated that lawmakers used alternative entrances.
Expressing frustration, Thunberg addressed local media saying, "The climate justice movement has, for decades, been repeating the same message over and over again, like a broken record, and we feel like we are not being heard."
Climate activists have accused fossil fuel companies of intentionally hindering the global transition to renewable energy to make more profits.
Greta Thunberg cleared of public order charge during London oil conference protest
Greta Thunberg, 21, has brought together a global youth movement, demanding stronger action against climate change, stemming from her weekly protests outside the Swedish parliament since 2018.
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Moscow-installed occupation authorities opened early voting in temporary occupied territories of Ukraine for Russia’s presidential election on March 10 that will last until March 14.
Kremlin newswire TASS reported on March 10 that early voting started in occupied Donetsk region, but noted that early voting in areas close to the frontline has been ongoing since February 25.
Ukrainian Luhansk region Military Administration Head Artem Lysohor stated that 2,600 so-called Luhansk People’s Republic election commission officials have been conducting door-to-door campaigning for the past 20 days.
According to the Russian interior ministry there are about 2.8 million residents in the temporary occupied territories of Ukraine who are now Russian passport holders. Russia makes access to services in these regions, including social services and healthcare, conditional on the receipt of Russian passports.
Those who refuse will become foreign citizens or stateless persons starting from the 1 of July 2024. There is a realistic possibility that individuals will be deported or face detention after this date if they don’t have Russian passports, in what the UK defence ministry calls ‘a relentless Russification policy ‘
ISW continues to assess that the Kremlin and Russia-installed occupation officials intend to falsify votes in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin and fabricate a large voter turnout in an attempt to legitimize Russia’s occupation of Ukraine to the international community.
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A ship carrying 200 tonnes of food aid meant for civilians in Gaza is still waiting at a port in Cyprus, as Israeli authorities requested to inspect it.
The vessel, which belongs to the Spanish NGO Open Arms, is currently on the south east coast of the island, in the city of Larnaca. It carries 200 tonnes of rice and flour which could provide immediate relief to Gazans struggling with starvation.
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday that the Open Arms ship will make a pilot trip as international donors launched a sea corridor to supply the besieged territory.
After five months of war, civilians in Gaza are now facing a quickly exacerbating famine. Israel said it welcomes the deliveries of aid by sea, but it has asked to check the content of the ship before it departs.
US charity World Central Kitchen, a partner in the mission supplying the food, said the boat will sail off for Gaza as soon as possible.
The ship is expected to take between two and three days before arriving at an undisclosed location in Gaza. There, a crane will help offload the aid and place it on trucks before it is driven north.
Another US military ship carrying equipment to build a temporary pier and aid has already set off.
More than 30,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of Israel’s war on Hamas, according to local authorities. Most of them were civilians, many women and children.