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Extinction Rebellion: Arrests at Sydney and Amsterdam protests | Extinction Rebellion: Arrests at Sydney and Amsterdam protests |
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Hundreds 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 more than 100 were arrested in Amsterdam. | Thirty people were charged with committing offences in Sydney after hundreds blocked a road, while more than 100 were arrested in Amsterdam. |
Demonstrations have taken place in countries including Germany, Spain, Austria, France and New Zealand. | 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 almost 150 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. |
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. | 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? |
Almost 150 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. | Almost 150 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: |