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Judith Scheytt: Fridays for Future Germany has failed morally

opinion-review · 2026-05-13

Former Fridays for Future (FFF) Germany member Judith Scheytt has publicly criticized the movement and its prominent figure Luisa Neubauer. In an interview with der Freitag, Scheytt accused Neubauer of cozying up to Barack Obama and the Obama Foundation, and argued that FFF Germany holds a dangerously incomplete concept of climate justice. She also charged the group with remaining silent too long on Gaza. Scheytt has left FFF and is now involved with a new group that aims to take a different approach.

Key facts

  • Judith Scheytt was formerly a member of Fridays for Future Germany.
  • She has left the group and now voices criticism.
  • Scheytt criticized Luisa Neubauer for collaborating with the Obama Foundation.
  • She claims FFF Germany has an incomplete concept of climate justice.
  • She accuses the movement of staying silent too long on Gaza.
  • Scheytt is involved with a new group that wants to do things differently.
  • The interview was published by der Freitag.
  • Scheytt states her criticism is not personally motivated.

Entities

Institutions

  • Fridays for Future Deutschland
  • FFF Deutschland
  • Obama Foundation
  • der Freitag

Locations

  • Germany

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