Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined a group of people who were detained by police in The Hague on Saturday. The protesters were blocking a road in the Dutch city, prompting authorities to take action and remove them.
Greta Thunberg sat in a police bus, flashing a victory sign, after being detained during a protest against Dutch subsidies and tax breaks given to companies associated with the fossil fuel industry.
The Extinction Rebellion campaign group had announced prior to the protest that the activists would obstruct a major highway leading to The Hague. However, the activists faced initial obstacles in their attempt to access the road due to a strong police presence, which included officers on horseback.
Despite repeated warnings from the police, a small group of individuals defiantly refused to comply and instead chose to sit down on a different road. As a result, they were subsequently detained by the authorities.
Extinction Rebellion activists have taken to blocking the highway that runs past the temporary home of the Dutch parliament on more than 30 occasions to protest against the subsidies.
The protesters enthusiastically waved their flags and passionately chanted, “We are unstoppable, another world is possible.”
A protester stood proudly, holding a banner that boldly declared, “This street leads to a dead end.”
In February, Greta Thunberg, aged 21, received an acquittal from a London court. The court ruled in her favor after she was charged with refusal to comply with a police order to vacate a protest that was obstructing the entrance to a significant oil and gas industry conference held the previous year.
Since 2018, when she first started organizing weekly protests outside the Swedish parliament, her activism has sparked a worldwide youth movement advocating for more robust action against climate change.
In both Sweden and the U.K., she has faced numerous fines for engaging in civil disobedience during various protests.
