US EditionGreta Thunberg arrested at a protest supporting Palestine Action hunger strikers
Greta Thunberg was arrested under the UK Terrorism Act while supporting Palestine Action prisoners on hunger strike; over 2,300 people have been arrested for backing the banned group.
- 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.
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