Protestors took over a Swiss Audi dealer in Bern, covering an outside wall in orange paint, and vehicles inside with orange dust. The protestors are attempting to draw attention to the Swiss government's inaction on climate change, which was recently condemned by the European Court of Human Rights. The activists said that people will suffer and die because of climate change.
In a previous protest at Volkswagen's auto museum in Germany, they used an orange car cover to draw attention to their cause. The protestors entered the dealership at around 9:00 a.m. local time on Friday, April 12, reports Switzerland's 20 Minutes. Liberate Switzerland, formerly known as Renovate Switzerland, has launched its protests in response to a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights.
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