Thousands rally in Antalya for climate justice at COP31

Thousands of protesters marched in the host city of the UN climate summit to protest the lack of tangible progress on the climate crisis.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Antalya, Turkiye, on Saturday to protest against the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31). According to reports by Dawn and Tagesschau, the demonstrators called for climate justice and accused participating nations of neglecting those most affected by global warming. Local police estimated that more than 7,000 people participated in the march, which proceeded under close police supervision. Activists criticized the host, Turkiye, for its lack of a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels. Further details regarding the outcomes of the summit, which is scheduled to conclude next week, have not yet been released.