Austria's 'Climate Shakira' has come up with a controversial way to try and escape deportation
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- 20 Apr 2023
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"It is sometimes quite painful. Especially when you have glued your hand already on several occasions as I did then the skin irritation gets greater each time."
Austrian authorities are getting tough on so-called 'climate stickers' like Anja Windl. But they're so far undeterred, having announce at least three weeks of road blocks at major traffic intersections in Vienna in May.
Parts of the government demand prison sentences for protesters who bring traffic to a standstill by gluing themselves to the road.
Windl, a leading figure from the Last Generation climate movement, has said she is facing deportation for her involvement.
Who is Climate Shakira?
German-born Bavarian activist Windl is also known as the 'Climate Shakira', owing to her similar look to the famous singer. Windl says she has been summoned to Austria's Foreigners' Office. Read More..
