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Last generation in Austria: Their last rebellion:

The Austrian activist Martha Krumpeck is currently in prison for her street blockades ...

Last Generation Austria Announces End of Protests

On August 6, 2024, the group said it saw no prospect of success; Martha Krumpeck remains detained for blocking roads.

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Martha Krumpeck is currently serving a six-week detention term in Vienna for blocking roads.

Krumpeck left the group in late November after helping found it and gluing herself to roads more than 50 times.

Krumpeck says the movement has lost, while protest researcher Antje Daniel does not consider it unsuccessful despite unmet goals.

Administrative penalties allow a maximum of 42 days in prison; roughly 300 detention days will therefore span three and a half years.

We have lost.
— Martha Krumpeck, Austrian climate activist, about the Last Generation Austria movement (from the interview in the article)

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