Actress Carice van Houten, known for her portrayal of priestess Melisandre in the series ‘Game of Thrones’, was arrested on Saturday (27/5) in the Netherlands, along with 1,500 other people, during a rally by the environmental group Extinction Rebellion (known by the acronym XR), who blocked a road in The Hague to protest government subsidies to the fossil fuel (oil) industry.
Activists blocked the A12 motorway in the city center in the afternoon, marking the seventh time the group has staged such a protest at the same location. According to the police, “in total, 1,579 people were arrested, 40 of whom are on trial.”
According to an XR representative, some 7,000 people attended the rally. Security forces reported that one of the activists bit an officer while arresting him.
The presence of personalities from different sectors in XR protests in the Netherlands is common. Aaron Pereira, a Dutch spokesman for XR, explained that “there is huge public support for real climate action, and people are realizing that the government is actively resisting this by subsidizing the fuel industry.” fossils”.
The authorities’ response to environmental movements has generated controversy in several European countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany. Recently, a Belgian court ordered the Brussels police to compensate 12 XR activists for being arrested, handcuffed and searched without clothes.
The actress posted a video of the protest on Instagram before being arrested. She wrote in the caption that it was a “peaceful and musical protest”.
Source: Terra
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