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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on the climate activists taking part in a hunger strike in Berlin to end it. “It is my greatest wish that the action be stopped,” Scholz said on Friday at the Democracy Festival in Berlin. “I think it is a mistake to use violence against others, but violence against oneself is also a mistake.” Scholz added: “Violence against oneself is not good for democracy. And that’s why I’m asking for this campaign to be cancelled.” Two participants in the “Starve until you are honest” campaign have since called off their hunger strike, while others are continuing d…

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