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Extinction Rebellion: Arrests at Sydney and Amsterdam protests Extinction Rebellion: Arrests at Sydney and Amsterdam protests
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Dozens of Extinction Rebellion activists have been arrested as protests take place across the globe. Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion activists have been arrested as protests take place across the globe.
Thirty people were charged with committing offences in Sydney after hundreds blocked a road, while activists surrounded a government building in Wellington, New Zealand. Thirty people were charged with committing offences in Sydney after hundreds blocked a road, while more than 100 were arrested in Amsterdam.
Fifty people were detained in Amsterdam for erecting a tent on a main road. Demonstrations have taken place in countries including Germany, Spain, Austria, France and New Zealand.
Protests by climate change activists are expected in some 60 cities over the next two weeks.Protests by climate change activists are expected in some 60 cities over the next two weeks.
The group is also causing disruption in London, where more than 130 people were arrested on Monday.The group is also causing disruption in London, where more than 130 people were arrested on Monday.
Extinction Rebellion wants governments to take immediate and drastic action to address climate change.Extinction Rebellion wants governments to take immediate and drastic action to address climate change.
"We have tried petitions, lobbying and marches, and now time is running out," Australian activist Jane Morton told the AFP news agency."We have tried petitions, lobbying and marches, and now time is running out," Australian activist Jane Morton told the AFP news agency.
"We have no choice but to rebel until our government declares a climate and ecological emergency and takes the action that is required to save us.""We have no choice but to rebel until our government declares a climate and ecological emergency and takes the action that is required to save us."
Australia's government has been criticised for its lack of action in tackling climate change but it insists that it is doing its part to reduce global carbon emissions.Australia's government has been criticised for its lack of action in tackling climate change but it insists that it is doing its part to reduce global carbon emissions.
Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said last week that names and photos of Extinction Rebellion protesters should be widely distributed to "shame" them. The country's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said last week that names and photos of Extinction Rebellion protesters should be widely distributed to "shame" them.
What's been happening and where?What's been happening and where?
More than 20 activists have already been detained in London, with organisers vowing to shut down key sites in the city including the Houses of Parliament and Trafalgar Square. More than 130 activists have already been detained in London, with organisers vowing to shut down key sites in the city including the Houses of Parliament and Trafalgar Square.
Similar protests in the UK earlier this year brought major disruption to London and resulted in more than 1,100 arrests.Similar protests in the UK earlier this year brought major disruption to London and resulted in more than 1,100 arrests.
Protests are expected to spread across dozens of cities, including Delhi and New York, in the days and weeks ahead as activists call for urgent environmental action.Protests are expected to spread across dozens of cities, including Delhi and New York, in the days and weeks ahead as activists call for urgent environmental action.
What is Extinction Rebellion?What is Extinction Rebellion?
Extinction Rebellion (XR for short) wants governments to declare a "climate and ecological emergency" and take immediate action to address climate change.Extinction Rebellion (XR for short) wants governments to declare a "climate and ecological emergency" and take immediate action to address climate change.
It describes itself as an international "non-violent civil disobedience activist movement".It describes itself as an international "non-violent civil disobedience activist movement".
Extinction Rebellion was launched in the UK in 2018 and says it now has groups willing to take action in dozens of countries.Extinction Rebellion was launched in the UK in 2018 and says it now has groups willing to take action in dozens of countries.
The group uses an hourglass inside a circle as its logo to represent time running out for many species.The group uses an hourglass inside a circle as its logo to represent time running out for many species.
What are its aims?What are its aims?
In the UK, Extinction Rebellion has three main demands:In the UK, Extinction Rebellion has three main demands: