Newsline 7 November 2009: RNW's Marnie Chesterton reports on her trip to the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. The Sudanese government suppresses dissent in Khartoum. Police in Greece are criticised or their heavy-handed response to student demonstrators.

Travelling green to Copenhagen
Denmark is home of Hamlet, Carlsberg beer and unusually attractive people. And starting today, it's also home to the much-hyped frenzy that is the Copenhagen Climate Conference. The conference is all about how human activity is heating the planet, so there has been a general reluctance to fly, or rather, to be caught flying. It's a black mark for politicians, celebrities and for activists it's just not an option. So our environmental reporter Marnie Chesterton climbed aboard a special train this weekend and sent us this report. 

Political unrest in Sudan
Several leaders of southern Sudan's main political party, the SPLM, have been arrested because they refused to cancel a rally banned by President Omar al-Bashir's National Congress Party (NCP). With the first country-wide elections in 24 years due in April 2010,  the government declared today a public holiday to encourage voters to register. At the same time, 20 opposition parties held a rally in front of the Sudanese parliament, calling for electoral reform. Security forces used tear gas to disperse protestors and made several arrests.  Listen to an interview with Associate Editor of Africa Confidential, Gill Lusk.

Greek police come under fire
The Greek capital Athens is braced for fresh protests as the country marks the first anniversary of the fatal police shooting of a 15-year-old schoolboy. Dozens of people were arrested over the weekend as police clashed with demonstrators, who threw stones and smashed shop windows. The government has rejected accusations of police violence, saying tough action was needed to prevent protestors from destroying the city centre. Listen to a report by Malcolm Brabant.