"Activist Greta Thunberg joins the protest outside the offices of Aspen Insurance and holds a sign saying 'I support Palestine Action Prisoners I oppose Genocide' on December 23, 2025 in London, England.Martin Pope / Getty Images Police arrested activist Greta Thunberg in London on Tuesday while she was participating in a protest supporting imprisoned hunger strikers linked to proscribed group Palestine Action."
""The U.K. has immense blood on its hands, sowing the colonial seeds to what is now a fullblown genocide in Gaza," she wrote. "Now they are leaving young people to die in prison without trial in a hunger strike. These are brave people who stood up and took action for humanity - doing the government's job.""
"Has the state now turned to arresting anyone who shows support for prisoners locked up beyond the legal time limit? Or are police now instructed to arrest anyone for publicly opposing genocide? OR could we expect Greta's imminent release with an"
Greta Thunberg was arrested by police in London while participating in a protest supporting imprisoned hunger strikers tied to proscribed group Palestine Action. The protest targeted Aspen Insurance, which demonstrators said provides services to Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems, and participants sprayed red paint on the building facade. Thunberg sat holding a sign reading in part 'I support Palestine Action prisoners' and 'I oppose genocide.' She was released shortly after arrest while two other protesters remained detained. Thunberg posted on Instagram accusing the U.K. of enabling genocide in Gaza and defending the strikers as brave. Advocacy group Defend Our Juries condemned the arrest and questioned policing actions.
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