Tag Archives: Extinction Rebellion

Activists blocked a section of a motorway in the centre of The Hague during the afternoon in protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies. Police said 40 people would be prosecuted on charges including vandalism. Source link

Dozens of climate activists in the Netherlands have been arrested during a demonstration on a motorway in The Hague, police said on the radio on Saturday. Activists from Extinction Rebellion had called for the demonstration to protest against the government’s energy policy, demanding an end to all fossil fuel subsidies. …

The climate group, known for blockading transport networks and causing commuter chaos, is instead calling for a mass demonstration in London in April. Source link

Two women were charged in relation to the soup-throwing protest on Friday, while a third was charged over paint sprayed at the Metropolitan Police’s headquarters. They all pleaded not guilty. Source link

Home Secretary Priti Patel says the government will crack down on ‘selfish’ protesters who use tactics such as attaching themselves to buildings and public transport infrastructure. Source link

Hundreds of protesters gathered at Hyde Park in the morning before moving to Oxford Street and Regent Street, where they sat in the road and blocked traffic. Source link