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Dutch police arrest thousands of climate protesters

2023-09-10 19:30:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Dutch police arrest thousands of climate protesters

Police in the Netherlands arrested thousands of climate activists over the weekend after they closed a major highway two days in a row.

About 10,000 activists blocked the A12 highway leading to The Hague for several hours on Saturday, according to the mayor's office. Police arrested around 2,400 people at that time.

Hundreds of protesters did so again on Sunday, when police arrested another 500 people.

Dutch police arrest thousands of climate protesters

Extinction Rebellion activists were protesting against the Dutch government's subsidies to fossil fuel companies, as they have been doing for the past few months.

According to a report published earlier this week by the Center for Research on Multinational Corporations, these subsidies amount to about 37.5 billion euros ($40.2 billion) each year.

"The seas are rising and so are we," shouted the crowd.

Police fired water cannons at protesters on Saturday and Sunday as they defied demands to open the road.

They also dragged individuals to clear the highway.

Dutch police arrest thousands of climate protesters

Authorities said the activists had previously been given permission to protest and were asked to hold the demonstration at the nearby central station. The Mayor of The Hague, Jan van Zanen, approved the clearing of the highway, but also said that demonstrators were welcome to continue in authorized protest areas. 

Extinction Rebellion tha se do të vazhdojë protestat derisa qeveria holandeze të ndalojë përdorimin e parave publike për të subvencionuar industrinë e naftës dhe gazit.

Dutch police arrest thousands of climate protesters

"Pavarësisht se çfarë e detyron policinë të bëjë këshilli i qytetit të Hagës, ne do të qëndrojmë ose do të kthehemi çdo ditë," tha Extinction Rebellion Netherlands në faqen e saj të internetit.

"Dhe kjo është derisa qeveria të përmbushë kërkesën tonë: një përfundim i menjëhershëm i të gjitha subvencioneve për lëndët djegëse fosile."/DW





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