French judges slap down government ban on climate activist group

Emmanuel Macron's government issued a decree banning the activities of the environmental group Les Soulevements de la Terre but a top French court said the government had not given enough proof that the group was behind acts of violence. © Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS / AFP

French judges on Friday gave the all clear for an environmental action group to continue its activities after the government banned it for encouraging sabotage and damage to property.

Les Soulevements de la Terre (SLT) was shut down in June following a on Friday, saying that it was not clear that the group had provoked violence.