Climate activist Greta Thunberg has attended a rally in Georgia to protest against Azernaijan hosting the annual United Nations climate talks. Thunberg and scores of other activists who rallied in Tbilisi, the capital of the South Caucasus nation, argued that Azerbaijan doesn’t deserve to host the climate talks because of its repressive policies.
Sweden’s climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a rally in Tbilisi , Georgia, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, as Baku hosts the COP29 U.N. Climate Conference. Sweden’s climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a rally against alleged violations in a recent parliamentary election in Tbilisi , Georgia, on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. Sweden’s climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a rally in Tbilisi , Georgia, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, as Baku hosts the COP29 U.N. Climate Conference.
Thunberg described Azerbaijan as “a repressive, occupying state, which has committed ethnic cleansing, and which is continuing cracking down on Azerbaijani civil society.” She charged that the Caspian Sea nation has used the summit as “a chance to greenwash their crimes and human rights abuses.” Azerbaijan has committed to clean energy projects, but critics have argued that’s just to export more oil and gas.has been in power since 2003 when he succeeded his father who died after ruling the oil rich nation for the previous decade. He has been accused by critics of intolerance to dissent and freedom of speech.
After Azerbaijan regained full control of Karabakh, most of its 120,000 Armenian residents fled. The Azerbaijani authorities, however, said they were welcome to stay and promised their human rights would be ensured.
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