News coverage

Coverage in the biggest traditional news outlets to date: 

The Guardian in the UK: Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds | Environmental activism | The Guardian 

Libération in France : «En France, les violences policières contre les activistes de l’environnement et du climat sont massives» – Libération 

El Diario in Spain: España es uno de los tres países que usan leyes contra el crimen organizado para reprimir activistas climáticos 

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC): Australia leads the world in arresting climate and environment protesters – ABC News 

O Globo in Brazil: Reino Unido lidera repressão ao ativismo climático na Europa, aponta estudo global | Sociedade | Um só Planeta 

Other publications include: 

France  

Good Planet Mag: Hausse mondiale de la criminalisation des mobilisations pour l’écologie : en France, les violences policières soulignées – GoodPlanet mag’. Reporterre: 200 défenseurs de l’environnement tués chaque année dans le monde 

UK  

Dazed: Britain is an authoritarian nightmare, according to new research | Dazed, and on Instagram: Dazed | Happy Friday! 🙃 According to a new report, the UK is a world leader in cracking down on climate activism – second only to Australia. … | Instagram. The Ecologist: Activist arrests in UK ‘three times global average’. The Daily Climate: UK among top nations for arresting climate protesters – The Daily Climate. 

Sweden  

Syre: Kriminalisering av klimatprotester ökar – Syre, Rapport: Ökade repressioner mot klimatrörelser – Landets Fria, Dagens ETC: Stater drar åt snaran kring klimataktivism | Dagens ETC. Landets Fria: Rapport: Ökade repressioner mot klimatrörelser – Landets Fria. Global: Ny forskning: Så kriminaliseras klimataktivister över hela världen – Tidningen Global. 

Euronews: Climate clampdown: Research shows UK and Norway most likely to arrest protesters | Euronews. 

Pieces were also published by smaller outlets in other countries:

Romania: Marea Britanie, lider european în arestările activiștilor de mediu: Poliția intervine de trei ori mai des decât media globală – Green News, Azerbaijan: Britain at forefront of suppressing climate activism – Results of new academic study, Chile: Revelan crecientes peligros que sufren activistas ambientales, Brazil: Aumenta a repressão global ao ativismo climático – Instituto Humanitas Unisinos – IHU and Spain: España, entre los pocos países democráticos que usan leyes contra el crimen organizado para reprimir activistas climáticos. 

The Conversation:

Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world