Pictured: Greta Thunberg arrested at oil tanker protest in Sweden


George Styllis
Mon, June 19, 2023 

Police officers carry Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg away

Gretha Thunberg was dragged away by police and arrested after blocking oil tankers in Malmo harbour, Sweden, for five days.

Ms Thunberg was with members of Ta tillbaka framtiden, or Take Back the Future, when she was led away by officers on Monday.

The campaigner has been arrested several times before for her activism including in Germany, and in Oslo where she was protesting over an onshore wind farm.

Police officers talk to Ms Thunberg - Johan Nilsson

Police officers lead off the Swedish climate activist - Johan Nilsson

Tweeting on Saturday, she said: “The climate crisis is a matter of life and death for countless people. We choose to physically stop fossil fuel infrastructure. We are reclaiming the future.”