Greta Thunberg condemns ‘racist’ decision to let UK firm mine on Sami land

Climate campaigner says Swedish government is violating indigenous rights and waging war on nature'

Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg denounced as racist" and colonial" the decision by the Swedish government on Tuesday to allow a British company to dig an open-cast iron ore mine on land belonging to the indigenous Sami people.

Beowulf Mining, headquartered in London, has fought for nearly a decade to win approval for the mine, but has consistently faced stiff opposition from Sami and environmentalists.