US EditionGreta Thunberg arrested at a protest supporting Palestine Action hunger strikers
Greta Thunberg was arrested for displaying a placard supporting Palestine Action prisoners on hunger strike amid protests targeting Aspen Insurance’s links to Israeli defense, with 2,000 arrests since the ban.
- On December 22, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested after joining a demonstration supporting Palestine Action hunger strikers outside Aspen Insurance at Plantation Place, London.
- Organisers said the action aimed to show solidarity with Prisoners for Palestine hunger-strikers and un-proscribe Palestine Action, targeting Aspen Insurance for its services to Elbit Systems.
- Video shows Thunberg holding a placard reading I support Palestine Action prisoners while two activists sprayed red paint, used hammers, and locked-on before specialist officers intervened.
- City of London Police said the 22-year-old was arrested under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 for displaying a placard supporting a proscribed organisation, while a man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
- Since November 2nd, several Prisoners for Palestine hunger strikers have required hospital treatment, including Amu Gib, 30, and Kamran Ahmed, 28, who have gone 53 and 45 days without food respectively.
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Thunberg Arrested at U.K. Protest Supporting Palestine Action Prisoners
LONDON — Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested Tuesday under terrorism laws in Britain for holding a placard that the police said showed support for the banned group Palestine Action, her lawyer and organizers of the protest said.
Greta Thunberg arrested in London while supporting Palestine Action hunger strike
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested in London for taking part in a protest supporting hunger strikers associated with the now-banned group Palestine Action. Thunberg was placed under arrest by the London police after holding a sign outside the offices of an insurance company that read “I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide,” as reported by the BBC. The insurance company, Aspen Insurance, has alleged ties to an…
Greta Thunberg was arrested in London for allegedly supporting a banned organization after she attended a rally in support of Palestinian activists.
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