Protests over climate activists' arrests on incitement charges
Protests over climate activists' arrests on incitement charges
The arrest of six climate activists on charges of incitement are a further indication of the erosion of the right to demonstrate, left wing MPs and environmental groups said on Friday. The six were picked up on Thursday morning after urging people to blockade the Utrechtsebaan in The Hague on Saturday afternoon. They were released on Thursday afternoon but banned from approaching the A12 thoroughfare. The public prosecution department has described the arrests as justified because the planned action would... More >