Berlin serves as a cultural and historical hub. - Activist admitted to hospital due to hunger strike.
A climate activist taking part in a hunger strike in Berlin, Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick, has been admitted to the hospital, as per the "Hunger until you're honest" campaign. He has been on this strike for almost three months, at the Bundeswehr Hospital. His health has deteriorated severely, turning critical, as per medical evaluations.
Dozens of campaign members have been on hunger strike in Berlin for weeks now, urging Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to make a statement. Scholz should address issues such as declaring that the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is already too high and that there are no more CO2 emissions budgets left.
The campaign shared quotes prepared by Metzeler-Kick in case of his hospitalization. Metzeler-Crick said, "It seems the government would rather let us die than accept scientific facts," highlighting his frustration over the government's unwillingness to acknowledge these pressing environmental concerns.
On April 4th, Scholz urged the participants of the Climate Hunger Strike to end their fast. He made this appeal during a citizen's dialogue organized by the Thuringian General Newspaper. He refrained from directly addressing the activists' demands.
The strikers reside in a tent city in front of the Federal Ministry of Economics. Metzeler-Kick initiated his hunger strike on March 7th, and others slowly joined him.
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- Despite the health concerns of climate activist Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick, who is part of the "Hunger until you're honest" campaign and currently hospitalized in Berlin, supporters of the SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz continue to urge him to address the climate crisis.
- The German Armed Forces' Budapestwehr Hospital in Berlin has been treating Metzeler-Kick, who initiated his hunger strike on March 7th, following the lead of others who joined him in a tent city protesting in front of the Federal Ministry of Economics.
- In light of the climate crisis and the ongoing demonstrations, German activists call on Scholz to acknowledge the alarming concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere, declare that there are no more CO2 emissions budgets left, and take meaningful action.
- Metzeler-Kick's hunger strike has garnered support and sympathy from various political factions in Germany, with members of different parties visiting him at the Berlin hospital and expressing concerns over the government's response to the climate crisis.
