Environmental activist Greta Thunberg was arrested on Wednesday, September 4, after occupying a building at the University of Copenhagen with a group of activists. They are protesting against partnerships with Israeli universities.
Greta Thunberg and a group of activists were arrested on Wednesday, September 4, after occupying a building at the University of Copenhagen to call for a boycott of Israeli universities, Danish media reported.
The 21-year-old environmental activist is seen in the pictures in the daily Ekstrabladet wearing a black and white keffiyeh over her shoulders, being escorted out of the building by police. Greta Thunberg also posted pictures on Instagram of riot police entering a building where the group “Students Against the Occupation” was protesting.
Students demand “occupation” of premises
“I can’t confirm the names of those arrested but six people have been arrested in connection with the protest,” a Copenhagen police spokesman told AFP. “They are suspected of forcing their way into the building and blocking it,” he added.
“While the situation in Palestine is deteriorating, the University of Copenhagen continues to cooperate with academic institutions in Israel,” the group “Students Against the Occupation” denounced in an Instagram post. “We are occupying the “premises” of the university’s central administration with one demand: an academic boycott right now.”
Pro-Palestinian movements have set up camps at universities in the United States and Europe since the spring to protest the bombing of Gaza and the occupation of Palestinian territories.
