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Ahead of climate summit, French use emergency laws to put activists under house arrest
2015-11-28 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: France has put 24 green activists under house arrest ahead of the United Nations climate talks, using emergency laws put in place following the Paris shootings, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Saturday. Cazeneuve said the activists were suspected of planning violent protests at the talks which kick off on Sunday, a day ahead of the opening ceremony, and run until Dec. 11. The conference, also dubbed COP21, is seeking to agree a deal that signals a break with a rising reliance on...
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