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Dutch police arrest ~100 Extinction Rebellion activists after A12 highway blockade

Climate group XR blocked the A12 near Zevenaar in an unannounced protest against fossil-fuel subsidies; PM Jetten calls the action "unacceptable".

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What to know

  • Dutch police arrested roughly 100 Extinction Rebellion activists after they tried to block the A12 near Zevenaar.
  • Some protesters climbed onto the highway while others blocked traffic with two vans and a car, all later seized by police.
  • PM Rob Jetten and Infrastructure Minister Barry Karremans condemned the action; Karremans said charges would be filed against the activists.
  • XR has repeatedly blocked Dutch highways over fossil-fuel subsidies, but this protest's location was not announced in advance.

Extinction Rebellion (XR) climate activist groupRob Jetten Dutch Prime MinisterBarry Karremans Minister of Infrastructure and Water ManagementDutch police law enforcement responding to the protest

Dutch police arrest ~100 Extinction Rebellion activists after A12 highway blockade
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    Road reopens; XR's history of unannounced highway protests noted

    The A12 was closed from Zevenaar toward the German border during the blockade, with traffic diverted via the Zevenaar exit, before being reopened. Coverage notes XR has repeatedly blocked Dutch roads, including the A12 in The Hague, over fossil-fuel subsidies, but this time did not announce the location in advance.

    “gevaarlijk voor weggebruikers en ontoelaatbaar…”
    — Rob Jetten, Dutch Prime Minister · source
    • aadbrinkman.eurosky.social

      Racisme, homofobie, antisemitisme, "orgie van geweld", 20 aanhoudingen. Geweldloos protest: 100 arrestaties.

      aadbrinkman.eurosky.socialBluesky4d ago195▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    Police arrest around 100 demonstrators — Police detained about a hundred activists connected to the action; most boarded police buses voluntarily, while some who remained seated on the road were carried away by officers.

  3. background

    Minister Karremans says police will press charges — Infrastructure and Water Management Minister Barry Karremans announced that a criminal complaint would be filed against the activists, citing the danger created by demonstrating on a motorway.

  4. background

    PM Jetten calls the blockade "unacceptable" — Prime Minister Rob Jetten condemned the highway blockade in a social media post, describing it as dangerous for road users.

  5. background

    About fifty protesters reach the highway, some using vehicles — Around midday, roughly fifty demonstrators managed to get onto the road, some climbing from the embankment; others blocked traffic using two vans and a car, which were later seized.

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    XR activists move to occupy the A12 near Zevenaar

    Extinction Rebellion activists began a protest on the A12 motorway near Zevenaar, southeast of Arnhem; police arrived with multiple vehicles and tried to clear activists from the highway, according to Omroep Gelderland via NOS.

    • NOSRSS@mastodon.online

      Klimaatactivisten bezetten A12, deze keer bij Zevenaar Klimaatactivisten van Extinction Rebellion (XR) hebben de A12 bezet bij Zevenaar, ten zuidoosten van Arnhem. De politie is met meerdere voertuigen aanwezig en probeert de activisten van de snelweg te krijgen, schrijft Omroep Gelderland. Bij het protest zouden zo'n honderd demonstranten…

      NOSRSS@mastodon.onlineMastodon4d agoview on Mastodon ↗

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