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Trial Begins for Climate Activists in Nuremberg Airport Blockade Case

Proceedings continue March 26 following initial testimony, with defendants describing the blockade as non-violent protest.

Overview

  • Two women linked to the former Letzte Generation appeared at the Nuremberg magistrates' court on March 19.
  • Prosecutors accuse them of disrupting public operations, property damage, trespass and coercion.
  • According to the indictment, they cut a hole in the airport’s security fence on August 15, 2024 and glued themselves to an access route to the runway.
  • Flight operations were halted, planes were diverted or delayed and rescue helicopters were temporarily grounded, with damages estimated at nearly €44,500.
  • The court heard witnesses including a police officer and airport employees, and the case is scheduled to resume on March 26.