1. Home
  2. Slideshows
  3. Environmental Protesters Spill Fake Blood on Paris Street

Environmental Protesters Spill Fake Blood on Paris Street

Published May 15th, 2019 - 06:00 GMT

Environmental protesters have applied fake blood on Sunday on the steps of the Trocadero, in order to mark the accelerated loss of biodiversity on Earth, according to AFP journalists.

While carrying the banners read "Stop the sixth mass extinction", the protesters have also held 'a few minutes' silence.

 

View as a slider
View as a list
Members of the action group Extinction Rebellion (XR) spill fake blood on the steps of the Trocadero esplanade during a demonstration to alert on the state of decline of biodiversity, on May 12, 2019 in Paris. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

Members of the action group Extinction Rebellion (XR) spill fake blood on the steps of the Trocadero esplanade during a demonstration to alert on the state of decline of biodiversity, on May 12, 2019 in Paris. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

Members of indigenous tribes from the Amazon demonstrate alongside activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

Members of indigenous tribes from the Amazon demonstrate alongside activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

Activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) and NGO 'Planete Amazone' lie on the ground to stage an action called "die-in" to highlight the risk of the human race becoming extinct as a result of climate change, during a protest against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense, in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019. AFP

Activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) and NGO 'Planete Amazone' lie on the ground to stage an action called "die-in" to highlight the risk of the human race becoming extinct as a result of climate change, during a protest against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense, in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019. AFP

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to achieve radical change in order to minimise the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to achieve radical change in order to minimise the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

Members of the action group Extinction Rebellion (XR) hold a banner after spilling fake blood on the steps of the Trocadero esplanade during a demonstration to alert on the state of decline of biodiversity, on May 12, 2019 in Paris. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

Members of the action group Extinction Rebellion (XR) hold a banner after spilling fake blood on the steps of the Trocadero esplanade during a demonstration to alert on the state of decline of biodiversity, on May 12, 2019 in Paris. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

A man walks past activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) and NGO 'Planete Amazone' as they stage a protest against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense, in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019. AFP

A man walks past activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) and NGO 'Planete Amazone' as they stage a protest against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense, in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019. AFP

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to achieve radical change in order to minimise the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to achieve radical change in order to minimise the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

Activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) and NGO 'Planete Amazone' stage a protest against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019, on the occasion of the 2019 World Hydropower Congress. The congress is held in Paris from May 14 to 16. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

Activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) and NGO 'Planete Amazone' stage a protest against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019, on the occasion of the 2019 World Hydropower Congress. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

Members of the action group Extinction Rebellion (XR) spill fake blood on the steps of the Trocadero esplanade during a demonstration to alert on the state of decline of biodiversity, on May 12, 2019 in Paris. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
Members of indigenous tribes from the Amazon demonstrate alongside activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
Activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) and NGO 'Planete Amazone' lie on the ground to stage an action called "die-in" to highlight the risk of the human race becoming extinct as a result of climate change, during a protest against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense, in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019. AFP
Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to achieve radical change in order to minimise the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
Members of the action group Extinction Rebellion (XR) hold a banner after spilling fake blood on the steps of the Trocadero esplanade during a demonstration to alert on the state of decline of biodiversity, on May 12, 2019 in Paris. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
A man walks past activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) and NGO 'Planete Amazone' as they stage a protest against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense, in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019. AFP
Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to achieve radical change in order to minimise the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
Activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) and NGO 'Planete Amazone' stage a protest against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019, on the occasion of the 2019 World Hydropower Congress. The congress is held in Paris from May 14 to 16. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
Members of the action group Extinction Rebellion (XR) spill fake blood on the steps of the Trocadero esplanade during a demonstration to alert on the state of decline of biodiversity, on May 12, 2019 in Paris. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
Members of the action group Extinction Rebellion (XR) spill fake blood on the steps of the Trocadero esplanade during a demonstration to alert on the state of decline of biodiversity, on May 12, 2019 in Paris. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
Members of indigenous tribes from the Amazon demonstrate alongside activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
Members of indigenous tribes from the Amazon demonstrate alongside activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
Activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) and NGO 'Planete Amazone' lie on the ground to stage an action called "die-in" to highlight the risk of the human race becoming extinct as a result of climate change, during a protest against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense, in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019. AFP
Activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) and NGO 'Planete Amazone' lie on the ground to stage an action called "die-in" to highlight the risk of the human race becoming extinct as a result of climate change, during a protest against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense, in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019. AFP
Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to achieve radical change in order to minimise the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to achieve radical change in order to minimise the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
Members of the action group Extinction Rebellion (XR) hold a banner after spilling fake blood on the steps of the Trocadero esplanade during a demonstration to alert on the state of decline of biodiversity, on May 12, 2019 in Paris. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
Members of the action group Extinction Rebellion (XR) hold a banner after spilling fake blood on the steps of the Trocadero esplanade during a demonstration to alert on the state of decline of biodiversity, on May 12, 2019 in Paris. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
A man walks past activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) and NGO 'Planete Amazone' as they stage a protest against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense, in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019. AFP
A man walks past activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) and NGO 'Planete Amazone' as they stage a protest against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense, in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019. AFP
Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to achieve radical change in order to minimise the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to achieve radical change in order to minimise the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
Activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) and NGO 'Planete Amazone' stage a protest against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019, on the occasion of the 2019 World Hydropower Congress. The congress is held in Paris from May 14 to 16. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP
Activists of 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) and NGO 'Planete Amazone' stage a protest against large hydroelectric dams in front of the Grande Arche de La Defense in Puteaux, northwest of Paris, on May 14, 2019, on the occasion of the 2019 World Hydropower Congress. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

You may also like

Subscribe

Sign up to our newsletter for exclusive updates and enhanced content
Subscribe Now
Loading content ...