"river protest"

#13100465

15 December 2025

A sign with the red lettering ''BOAT TOURISM NOISE POLLUTION'' is visibly mounted above a dense, ivy-covered wall along the edge of a quiet canal, next to an old brick building. The sign represents resident dissatisfaction with the effects of boat traffic and over-tourism in Ghent, East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium, on December 15, 2025.

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#13100466

15 December 2025

A sign with the red lettering ''BOAT TOURISM NOISE POLLUTION'' is visibly mounted above a dense, ivy-covered wall along the edge of a quiet canal, next to an old brick building. The sign represents resident dissatisfaction with the effects of boat traffic and over-tourism in Ghent, East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium, on December 15, 2025.

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#13100471

15 December 2025

A sign with the red lettering ''BOAT TOURISM NOISE POLLUTION'' is visibly mounted above a dense, ivy-covered wall along the edge of a quiet canal, next to an old brick building. The sign represents resident dissatisfaction with the effects of boat traffic and over-tourism in Ghent, East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium, on December 15, 2025.

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#13100476

15 December 2025

A sign with the red lettering ''BOAT TOURISM NOISE POLLUTION'' is visibly mounted above a dense, ivy-covered wall along the edge of a quiet canal, next to an old brick building. The sign represents resident dissatisfaction with the effects of boat traffic and over-tourism in Ghent, East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium, on December 15, 2025.

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#13100477

15 December 2025

A sign with the red lettering ''BOAT TOURISM NOISE POLLUTION'' is visibly mounted above a dense, ivy-covered wall along the edge of a quiet canal, next to an old brick building. The sign represents resident dissatisfaction with the effects of boat traffic and over-tourism in Ghent, East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium, on December 15, 2025.

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#13100482

15 December 2025

A sign with the red lettering ''BOAT TOURISM NOISE POLLUTION'' is visibly mounted above a dense, ivy-covered wall along the edge of a quiet canal, next to an old brick building. The sign represents resident dissatisfaction with the effects of boat traffic and over-tourism in Ghent, East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium, on December 15, 2025.

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#13100485

15 December 2025

A sign with the red lettering ''BOAT TOURISM NOISE POLLUTION'' is visibly mounted above a dense, ivy-covered wall along the edge of a quiet canal, next to an old brick building. The sign represents resident dissatisfaction with the effects of boat traffic and over-tourism in Ghent, East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium, on December 15, 2025.

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#13100487

15 December 2025

A sign with the red lettering ''BOAT TOURISM NOISE POLLUTION'' is visibly mounted above a dense, ivy-covered wall along the edge of a quiet canal, next to an old brick building. The sign represents resident dissatisfaction with the effects of boat traffic and over-tourism in Ghent, East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium, on December 15, 2025.

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#13100489

15 December 2025

A sign with the red lettering ''BOAT TOURISM NOISE POLLUTION'' is visibly mounted above a dense, ivy-covered wall along the edge of a quiet canal, next to an old brick building. The sign represents resident dissatisfaction with the effects of boat traffic and over-tourism in Ghent, East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium, on December 15, 2025.

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#13100351

15 December 2025

A Belgian police officer is seen on patrol in Ghent, East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium, on December 15, 2025.

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#13100354

15 December 2025

A Belgian police officer is seen on patrol in Ghent, East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium, on December 15, 2025.

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#13100355

15 December 2025

A Belgian police officer is seen on patrol in Ghent, East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium, on December 15, 2025.

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#13096366

14 December 2025

An Indian Army jawan stands guard during heightened security on the Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly River ahead of the 54th Vijay Diwas commemorations in Kolkata, India, on December 14, 2025.

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#13085505

11 December 2025

Juli Rover, one of the main lawyers for the A69 opponents, speaks to them after the hearings. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (the builders) do not respect even their own documents regarding ecological compensations, and that there are violations against opponents and non-compliance with regulations. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association, 'La Voie est Libre' (meaning 'The Way is Free'), wants the construction of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the matter are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers. In Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025.

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#13085492

11 December 2025

One of the main lawyers for opponents of the A69 highway, Julie Rover, receives applause when quitting the court. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned A69 highway between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (builders) do not respect even their own documents about ecological compensations, and there are issues of violence against opponents and non-compliance with regulations. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free') wants the building of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers.

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#13077324

9 December 2025

A juvenile American Bald Eagle hunts for fish during the morning hours at the Oxbow Nature Conservancy in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, on December 9, 2025.

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