Over 1,500 arrested at climate protest in The NetherlandsTHE HAGUE, May 28, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - More than 1,500 people were arrested during a protest by the Extinction Rebellion climate group in The Hague on Saturday, Dutch police said. According to Extinction Rebellion, some 7,000 people gathered to join the demonstration. The protest marks the seventh organised by Extinction Rebellion in the same section of motorway at The Hague, close to the parliament and main ministry buildings. But Saturday saw the highest number of people arrested at a protest yet, according to Dutch news agency ANP. "There is broad popular support for real climate action and people are waking up to the fact that the government is actively going against this by subsidising the fossil fuel industry."

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha May 28, 2023 03:38 UTC