Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion have blocked part of the highway around Amsterdam - Toronto Star
Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion have blocked part of the highway around Amsterdam
Climate activists block the main highway around Amsterdam near the former headquarters of a ING bank to protest its financing of fossil fuels, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. Protestors walked onto the road at midday, snarling traffic around the Dutch capital in the latest road blockade organized by the Dutch branch of Extinction Rebellion. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
Hundreds of activists walked onto the road in the latest road blockade organized by the Dutch branch of Extinction Rebellion. Earlier this year, the activist organization repeatedly blocked a highway leading into The Hague.
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Extinction Rebellion spokesperson Let de Jong said the phase-out plan was not fast enough.
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