United Kingdom: More than 100 climate change activists arrested for blocking London roads
The protest is part of an international campaign planned in 80 cities across 33 countries.

As many as 113 climate change activists have been arrested in London as of Tuesday morning for blocking the city’s roads as part of their protests that began the previous day, the Metropolitan Police said.
Police had asked the campaigners to restrict their protest to Marble Arch after they caused widespread disruption on Monday, the BBC reported. The campaigners, under the label Extinction Rebellion, had camped overnight at Waterloo Bridge, Parliament Square and Oxford Circus.
The protest is part of an international campaign planned in 80 cities across 33 countries. The United Kingdom-based group has urged the government to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2025, declare a climate and ecological emergency and set up a citizens’ assembly on climate and ecological justice.
The police said most of the protestors were detained on suspicion of public order offences and five people were held on Monday on the suspicion of criminal damage at Shell’s HQ. “There have been 113 arrests in total, the majority of which are for breach of Section 14 Notice of the Public Order Act 1986 and obstruction of the highway,” police said.
The group had staged a semi-nude protest at the House of Commons earlier in April.
Here are some images from the protest sites:
Waterloo Bridge still standing strong after over 100 #conscientiousprotectors arrested last night. #XRSnowflakes and other AGs held bridge overnight using lockons and mounting a truck. Come down! https://t.co/RqgdxivYDT
— Extinction Rebellion 🐝⌛️🦋 (@ExtinctionR) April 16, 2019
#oxfordcircus looking strong and beautiful this morning! Lots of bemused but friendly commuters speaking to rebels and expressing support. If you share our fears about #climatebreakdown and #ecologicalcollapse please come down and see us today! pic.twitter.com/SEEj4hEv9t
— Extinction Rebellion 🐝⌛️🦋 (@ExtinctionR) April 16, 2019
Play piano for the planet! On day 2 of #InternationalRebellion protestors & pedestrians at our #MarbleArch block are being serenaded by pianists. Come on down, it’s beautiful - they’ll be playing into the afternoon. Speakers powered by bikes! pic.twitter.com/fTMaicW5Ip
— Extinction Rebellion 🐝⌛️🦋 (@ExtinctionR) April 16, 2019
On day 2 of the #InternationalRebellion, our #WaterlooBridge @ExtinctionR protestors are in high spirits fighting for the future of our planet! pic.twitter.com/ozaqEdUAKB
— Extinction Rebellion 🐝⌛️🦋 (@ExtinctionR) April 16, 2019