© Ibra Ibrahimoviç / Greenpeace
Over 7500 people from almost 30 countries stood hand in hand this week, demonstrating against what would be Europe’s biggest brown coal open-pit mine.
© Ibra Ibrahimoviç / Greenpeace
They formed a cross-border Human Chain, spanning eight kilometres between the communities of Kerkwitz in Germany and Grabice in Poland.
© Ibra Ibrahimoviç / Greenpeace
Both places, as well as others, are in danger of falling victim to plans for open-pit mines.
© Ibra Ibrahimoviç / Greenpeace
The border was crossed at Groß Gastrose, where local fire fighters waded into the Neisse River, thus creating an uninterrupted human chain.