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The Hague (AFP) April 6, 2024 - Dutch police twice detained climate activist Greta Thunberg on Saturday after a group of marchers blocked a main road in The Hague to protest against fossil fuel subsidies.
Roger Hallam and other eco-activists wanted backing for the protest, launched under the name Heathrow Pause, to go viral, the court heard previously.
The co-founder of environmental pressure group Extinction Rebellion escaped jail on Friday for plotting to fly drones near London's Heathrow Airport in protest at expansion plans. Judge Martin Edwards said a small number of drones flown during the protest in September 2019 did not disrupt flights.
Roger Hallam and other eco-activists wanted to close the airport in September 2019 until plans for a third runway were reversed.
Roger Hallam and other eco-activists wanted backing for the protest, launched under the name Heathrow Pause, to go viral, the court heard previously.