EnvironmentZurich court convicts Credit Suisse climate protesters
Brenna NeghaiwiEmma Farge
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A Zurich court on Friday convicted nine climate activists who protested outside Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) headquarters in 2019 over the Swiss bank's financing of fossil fuel projects on charges including trespass and coercion.
Protests against big banks' activities that contribute to global warming have prompted a number of legal disputes over the last two years.
Seeking to pressure Swiss banks into halting the financing of fossil fuels, environmental activists blocked entrances to Credit Suisse in Zurich and UBS (UBSG.S) in Basel during the July 2019 demonstration before police intervened and arrested some protesters. https://reut.rs/2LGyqY5