Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, currently in Tbilisi, has announced a rally "against authoritarianism, war, and capitalist exploitation" on November 11 at 7:00 PM at Freedom Square (Pushkin Park). According to her Instagram post, the protest is organized by the Caucasus Feminist Anti-War Movement. The action coincides with the opening day of the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan.
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“Join us as we rally against the wave of authoritarianism and exploitation sweeping through the Caucasus, Azerbaijan, using COP29 as a façade, is ramping up control under a false "green" agenda, tightening its grip on power, and escalating regional tensions.
For over 20 years, Azerbaijan's regime led by Aliyev has kept people oppressed, fostering poverty, fear, and silence. This authoritarian trend isn't isolated-across the region, people like Ivanishvili, Putin, Erdogan, theocratic regime in Iran are deepening control, stifling dissent, oppressing their own people and using war and ethnic cleansing against Armenians, Ukrainians, Kurds and other ethnic minorities to justify brutal policies. Those who speak out--journalists, activists, scholars-are often met with imprisonment and violence. Under this system, climate action is reduced to corporate profit schemes, leaving people's needs ignored and communities devastated.
The collective West's role in this authoritarian drift is undeniable, as it continues to legitimize and finance oppressive regimes for the sake of energy and profit. By turning a blind eye to oppression in exchange for resources, Western powers are complicit in the repression and suffering faced by the people of the Caucasus.
The Caucasus Feminist Anti-War movement demands a future free from the chokehold of authoritarianism, war, and capitalist greed. We stand for real freedom, equality, justice, and a region where people, not profits, come first,” Greta Thunberg wrote.
The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) will be held in Baku from November 11-13. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will host the leaders attending the conference. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze will also be present in Baku, where he is scheduled to deliver a speech at the COP29 leaders' summit and participate in panel discussions, according to the government administration.
A Taliban delegation will also attend the conference, marking the first time the Taliban has participated in such an event since seizing power in Afghanistan in 2021.
