The Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg She was arrested on Wednesday during a demonstration in Copenhagen against the war in Gaza and the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
The newspaper Extra Bladet posted a photo showing Thunberg handcuffed in front of a building at the University of Copenhagen, occupied by several activists from the group Students against the occupation.
“This morning we arrested six protesters who were blocking the entrance to the University of Copenhagen buildings. Charges have been brought against all six individuals for trespassing. We remain at the site, which is now calm,” Copenhagen police said in a statement. the Danish capital.
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The aim of the action was to protest against the institution’s collaboration with Israeli universities.
“Students against occupation and I are in an administrative building at the University of Copenhagen,” Greta Thunberg wrote on social media, alongside a video a few minutes before her arrest.
The founder of the climate movement Fridays for Future has shown in recent months her support for the Palestinian cause and his opposition to Israel’s actions following Hamas’ attacks last October.
“When UN experts urge the world to act to prevent genocide, we, as human beings, have a responsibility. Demanding an end to this violence is a matter of fundamental humanity, and we call on all who can to do so. Silence is complicity. We cannot be neutral in the face of genocide” he wrote in an article in December.
Thunberg has worn the traditional black and white Palestinian headscarf at several recent protests, including when she marched through the streets of Malmö, Sweden, in May against Israel’s participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
