Greta Thunberg Arrested in London: Protests Highlight Palestine Action's Struggles

Greta Thunberg was arrested in London while backing pro-Palestinian activists staging a hunger strike against their imprisonment. The group, Prisoners for Palestine, was banned as a terrorist organization. Demonstrators claim their detention without bail is unjust, calling attention to the critical condition of hunger strikers.

Renowned activist Greta Thunberg was detained in central London on Tuesday. She was expressing support for pro-Palestinian activists currently on a hunger strike to protest their imprisonment while awaiting trial.

The protest group, Prisoners for Palestine, distributed a video showing Thunberg holding a sign advocating for the hunger strikers and the organization itself, banned by the British government as a terrorist group earlier this year.

Eight members of Palestine Action have undertaken a hunger strike to contest their detention without bail they face in advance of their trial. The strikes have reached a dangerous phase, according to the organization, yet the government remains steadfast in deferring to the courts on related decisions.