The Danish police arrested Swedish climate activist Greta
Thunberg at a protest against the ongoing Israeli war in Gaza in Copenhagen,
reports Anadolu News Agency.
"We arrested six protesters who briefly blocked the
entrance to one of the University of Copenhagen's buildings in Krystalgade. The
six people are charged with domestic disturbance," the Copenhagen Police
said on X, without revealing the names of arrestees. Thunberg posted a video on
Instagram showing her wearing handcuffs and a black-and-white keffiyeh shawl
during the arrest. "Police have been called, violently entered the
building with a ram wearing assault rifles. They are evicting everyone as we
speak," Thunberg said on Instagram. "We are here because dialogue,
encampment, and demonstrations among other methods after a 3-year campaign did
not lead the university to meet the demands including an institutional academic
boycott," she said, adding that students who have been arrested are being
taken to the police station this very moment. Students against the operation
said in a press release that they occupied the University of Copenhagen's
Museum at Frue Plads, which also houses the rector's office. "While the
situation in Palestine only gets worse, the University of Copenhagen continues
cooperation with academic institutions in Israel", said the press release.
They added that they will not leave the site until the
University of Copenhagen terminates cooperation with Israeli universities. They
demanded the university cancel its "research collaboration and exchange
agreements" with Israeli academic institutions, publicly criticizing their
involvement in the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Israel has continued its
brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7 Hamas attack despite a UN
Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire. More than 40,800
Palestinians, mostly women and children, have since been killed and nearly
94,300 others injured, according to local health authorities. Israel faces
accusations of genocide for its actions in Gaza at the International Court of
Justice.