“Silence is being an accomplice”

The Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg She was arrested on Wednesday during a protest in Copenhagen against the war in Gaza and the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.

The diary Extra Bladet has released a photo in which Thunberg can be seen handcuffed in front of a building at the University of Copenhagen, which was occupied by several activists from the group Students Against the Occupation.

“This morning we arrested six protesters who blocked the entrance to the buildings of the University of Copenhagen. Charges have been filed against all six people for trespassing. We remain on the scene, which is now quiet,” the police in the Danish capital said in a statement.

The aim of the action was to protest against the institution’s collaboration with Israeli universities.

“Students Against the Occupation and I are in an administrative building at the University of Copenhagen,” Greta Thunberg wrote on social media alongside a video minutes before her arrest.

The founder of the climate movement Fridays for Future has shown in recent months her support for the palestinian cause and his opposition to Israel’s actions following the Hamas attacks last October.

“When UN experts call on the world to act to prevent genocide, we as human beings have a responsibility. Demanding an end to this violence is a matter of basic humanity, and we invite all who can to do so. Silence is complicity.” You can’t be neutral in the face of genocide“he wrote in an article in December.

Thunberg has worn the traditional black and white Palestinian headscarf at several recent protests, including one in Malmö, Sweden, in May against Israel’s participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.