US EditionGreta Thunberg arrested at a protest supporting Palestine Action hunger strikers
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested for supporting Palestine Action prisoners amid protests targeting Aspen Insurance's ties to Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems.
- 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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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…
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