Environmental activist Greta Thunberg detained at a rally in The Hague
Activists call on Dutch authorities not to subsidise fossil fuel production
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg was detained on Saturday, 6 April, during a protest in The Hague organised by the Extinction Rebellion (XR) movement.
According to AFP, she and several other protesters were placed on a bus while police detained other people.
The demonstration, which was joined by about a hundred climate activists, was aimed at the Dutch government's subsidies for the extraction of fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal. The protesters tried to block one of the main motorways in The Hague, the A12, which connects the city to other major population centres in the country.
In recent months, this road has been blocked dozens of times by demonstrators calling on the government to stop subsidising fossil fuel production, which pollutes the atmosphere with greenhouse gases.
Until the authorities make concessions, Extinction Rebellion activists promised to continue their protests.
At previous rallies, police took detainees to another part of the city, where they were later released, Reuters reports.
Background. Last summer, Greta Thunberg came to Kyiv and met with President Zelenskyy. As part of the International Working Group, they reviewed the severe consequences of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station explosion and other environmental crimes committed by Russians.
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