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More than 1,500 arrested at Extinction Rebellion protest in The Hague

by admineconai May 28, 2023
written by admineconai May 28, 2023
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The Dutch Police said that more than 1,500 people were arrested during a protest by the Extinction Rebellion climate group in The Hague on Saturday.

According to reports, activists blocked a section of a motorway during the afternoon in protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies. Police said they had used water cannon to disperse activists blocking a major road in the city, and arrested “a total of 1,579 people … 40 of whom will be prosecuted” on charges including vandalism.

One of the activists bit a police officer during his arrest, police said.

Several Dutch celebrities were said to be among the protesters, including Carice van Houten, best known for her role as Melisandre in the hit TV series Game of Thrones. Van Houten posted a video on Instagram showing herself wearing a red poncho, getting drenched from a water cannon.

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According to Extinction Rebellion, 7,000 people gathered to join the demonstration. Anticipating the water cannon, some wore swimsuits or carried umbrellas as they sat in protest across the A12 motorway, holding banners and signs.

The protest marks the seventh organised by Extinction Rebellion in the same section of motorway at The Hague, close to the parliament and main ministry buildings. But Saturday saw the highest number of people arrested at a protest yet, according to Dutch news agency ANP.

“We’re going to stay here until they drag us away,” said postgraduate student Anne Kerevers, 31. Climate change is an unfolding crisis and we know the cause and it’s still being subsidised by our government and it needs to stop,” she said.

The Police were quoted as saying that they had repeatedly “given activists the opportunity to end their action and leave” before using the water cannon and making arrests.

“We’ve been coming back every month, or every two months, and every time the number (of protesters) has doubled,” said Aaron Pereira, a spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion,”. “There is broad popular support for real climate action and people are waking up to the fact that the government is actively going against this by subsidising the fossil fuel industry.”

Story was adapted from the Guardian.

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