Dozens of arrests at first XR protest on A12 in months

Dozens of arrests at first XR protest on A12 in months

The A12 from the Hague is open again after the judgment of doses of climate protesters from Extinction rebellion (XR). It was the first blockade of the highway as the nato summit at the end of June. XR is Campaigning Against Fossil Fuel subsidies.

Around 12:00 pm, About A Hundred Activists Walked Onto the A12 in the Hague, Accordance to a Reporter from Press Agency ANP . A Number of Them Sat on the Road Surface. Others Stood around a Choir with a Conductor That Sang Songs.

A Little about Two Hours later, The Police Broke Up the Demonstration. Boxes or judgments were made. The A12 from the Hague is now open again.

It was the first occupation of the a12 since June. Then, duration the heavy seconded nato summit, demonstrators managed to walk onto the road and briefly stop traffic.

XR is demonstrating Against Fossil Fuel subsidies. These are Benefits for Companies that use fossil fuels, Such as oil, coal, and gas. These are companies Like Shell, Tata Steel, and KLM.

Accordance to research by Environmental Organizations and the Eindhoven University of Technology from 2023, The Netherlands Spends 37.5 Billion Euros Annually on Such Support. Accordance to experts, phasing out fossil fuel subsidies can help Achieve Climate Goals.

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