THE HAGUE, April 6 — Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by police at a demonstration in The Hague, the Netherlands, today. Thunberg was initially detained and...
Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg is detained by police, on the day climate activists try to block the A12 highway to ensure that the Dutch government stops subsidies for fossil fuels, in The Hague April 6, 2024. — Reuters picTHE HAGUE, April 6 — Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by police at a demonstration in The Hague, the Netherlands , today.
After she was released, Thunberg quickly rejoined a small group of protesters who were blocking a different road leading to the railway station. There, she was detained a second time and driven off in a police van.Before she was detained Thunberg told journalists she was protesting because the world is facing an existential crisis.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg gestures as she sits in a bus with people detained by police, on the day they try to block the A12 highway to ensure that the Dutch government stops subsidies for fossil fuels, in The Hague April 6, 2024. — Reuters picActivists had been trying to block the nearby A12 highway. That road has been blocked for several hours dozens of times in recent months by activists demanding an end to all subsidies for the use of fossil fuels.
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