Police clears Freiburg Forest: activists taken in custody!

Police clears Freiburg Forest: activists taken in custody!

In the early morning, the police in Freiburg cleared a occupied forest to make room for the new district of Dietenbach. Activists had occupied the area in the northwest of the city as a protest against deforestation that is necessary for the construction of new residential buildings. At least six demonstrators were custody, the police said. The mayor Martin Haag expressed his regret about the abuse of public funds for these clearing actions at a time when Freiburg is struggling with acute lack of housing. It is planned that 16,000 people should live in the new district, which should benefit the overloaded housing market in the region, as well as zvw.de adds that several construction machines were recently set on fire, which further increased the tensions in the region.

Despite the continuing conflicts about the clearing and the protest of the activists, the city determines to stick to its plans. While the police have the situation under control, the continuing protests and arrests are an expression of the resistance to large -scale construction projects that are becoming increasingly controversial in times of climate change and urbanization.