Riot police gather in front of environmental activists occupying a house in the village of Luetzerath, western Germany. Getty
Police tear down a treehouse of environmentalists in the village of Luetzerath, western Germany, on January 12, 2023, as the evacuation continues of anti-coal activists staging an 'active defence' of the village, ahead of a planned demolition to expand a coal mine. - German police pressed ahead with clearing a camp of anti-coal activists in the abandoned town of Luetzerath which has become emblematic of the country's struggle to transition away from fossil fuels amid an energy crisis. Once numbering as many as 2,000, around 200 anti-coal activists remain in the village, which has been slated for demolition to enable the expansion of the neighbouring Garzweiler coal mine. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP)
Police prepare to enter a house in the village. EPA
Activists stage a sit-in protest on a road. Reuters
Police enter the village of Luetzerath to break up the demonstration. AFP
Barricades in the village are cleared by police. EPA
A climate activist holds a flare. AP
Police officers take away one of the activists. Reuters
An activist shows a portrait of the farmer Eckardt Heukamp, who was the resident of Luetzerath to leave. EPA
Activists at the Garzweiler lignite mine. AFP
The village is to be demolished so the mine can be expanded. Reuters
Police preparing to evict the activists. Getty
Paving stones form the words 'Luetzi (short for Luetzerath) stays'. AFP
Activists clash with riot police. Getty
Luetzerath is an abandoned village. Reuters
A police car that was targeted by activists. Getty
An excavator at the site. Getty
Participants on the edge of the open pit. AP
Police officers guard an excavator. AFP
Riot police gather in front of environmental activists occupying a house in the village of Luetzerath, western Germany. Getty
Police tear down a treehouse of environmentalists in the village of Luetzerath, western Germany, on January 12, 2023, as the evacuation continues of anti-coal activists staging an 'active defence' of the village, ahead of a planned demolition to expand a coal mine. - German police pressed ahead with clearing a camp of anti-coal activists in the abandoned town of Luetzerath which has become emblematic of the country's struggle to transition away from fossil fuels amid an energy crisis. Once numbering as many as 2,000, around 200 anti-coal activists remain in the village, which has been slated for demolition to enable the expansion of the neighbouring Garzweiler coal mine. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP)
Police prepare to enter a house in the village. EPA
Activists stage a sit-in protest on a road. Reuters
Police enter the village of Luetzerath to break up the demonstration. AFP
Barricades in the village are cleared by police. EPA
A climate activist holds a flare. AP
Police officers take away one of the activists. Reuters
An activist shows a portrait of the farmer Eckardt Heukamp, who was the resident of Luetzerath to leave. EPA
Activists at the Garzweiler lignite mine. AFP
The village is to be demolished so the mine can be expanded. Reuters
Police preparing to evict the activists. Getty
Paving stones form the words 'Luetzi (short for Luetzerath) stays'. AFP
Activists clash with riot police. Getty
Luetzerath is an abandoned village. Reuters
A police car that was targeted by activists. Getty