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Hundreds of Activists Worldwide Arrested in Climate Change Protests

Published October 8th, 2019 - 06:39 GMT

Environmental activists decided to protests on Monday, October 7, 2019, climate change across the globe. The "International Rebellion" is an effort to get lawmakers globally to address climate change.

Hundreds of activists were arrested in different countries as part of the "International Rebellion" global climate change movement.

In London, police detained over 135 protesters as Trafalgar Square was shut down. However, in Vienna, protesters blocking roadways were carried off by police.

Moreover, New Zealand authorities arrested 30 people.

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A protestor (L) takes part in a demonstration called by climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion, in front of the lobby of the building where the Bayer-Monsanto office is located in Buenos Aires on October 7, 2019. The year-old group Extinction Rebellion has energised a global movement demanding governments drastically cut the carbon emissions that scientists have shown to cause devastating climate change. RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP

A protestor (L) takes part in a demonstration called by climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion, in front of the lobby of the building where the Bayer-Monsanto office is located in Buenos Aires on October 7, 2019. The year-old group Extinction Rebellion has energised a global movement demanding governments drastically cut the carbon emissions that scientists have shown to cause devastating climate change. RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP

Environmental activists participate in a die-in during a rally for action against climate change in the Financial District October 7, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

Environmental activists participate in a die-in during a rally for action against climate change in the Financial District October 7, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

The group 'Extinction Rebellion' has organized protests and sit-ins around the globe today to push for action against climate change. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

The group 'Extinction Rebellion' has organized protests and sit-ins around the globe today to push for action against climate change. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

Environmental activists participate in a die-in during a rally for action against climate change in the Financial District October 7, 2019 in New York City. The group 'Extinction Rebellion' has organized protests and sit-ins around the globe today to push for action against climate change. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP D

Environmental activists participate in a die-in during a rally for action against climate change in the Financial District October 7, 2019 in New York City. The group 'Extinction Rebellion' has organized protests and sit-ins around the globe today to push for action against climate change. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP D

Extinction Rebellion has scheduled non-violent protests chiefly in Europe, North America and Australia over the next fortnight. Ben STANSALL / AFP

Extinction Rebellion has scheduled non-violent protests chiefly in Europe, North America and Australia over the next fortnight. Ben STANSALL / AFP

French Gendarmes stand ready as protesters sit on the ground to block the Pont au Change bridge during a demonstration called by climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion, on October 7, 2019 in front of the Conciergerie in Paris. AFP

French Gendarmes stand ready as protesters sit on the ground to block the Pont au Change bridge during a demonstration called by climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion, on October 7, 2019 in front of the Conciergerie in Paris. AFP

In Madrid, three protesters were arrested for "resistance and disobedience to authority", according to the national police, after several hundred people cut the traffic and participated in a sit-in protest. Meticulously dressed up to represent a range of natural disasters - "desertification", "floods", "fires" - nearly 200 young protesters gathered in front of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, where some of them set up tents with the intention to camp. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP

In Madrid, three protesters were arrested for "resistance and disobedience to authority", according to the national police, after several hundred people cut the traffic and participated in a sit-in protest. Meticulously dressed up to represent a range of natural disasters - "desertification", "floods", "fires" - nearly 200 young protesters gathered in front of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, where some of them set up tents with the intention to camp. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP

Climate change activists from the group Extinction Rebellion sit atop a temporary wooden structure as they demonstrate on Lambeth Bridge in central London, on October 7, 2019. Extinction Rebellion has scheduled non-violent protests chiefly in Europe, North America and Australia over the next fortnight. ISABEL INFANTES / AFP

Climate change activists from the group Extinction Rebellion sit atop a temporary wooden structure as they demonstrate on Lambeth Bridge in central London, on October 7, 2019. Extinction Rebellion has scheduled non-violent protests chiefly in Europe, North America and Australia over the next fortnight. ISABEL INFANTES / AFP

Demonstrators calling themselved 'Aged Agitators' wear the climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion's logo on their heads as they demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in central London, on October 7, 2019. Extinction Rebellion has scheduled non-violent protests chiefly in Europe, North America and Australia over the next fortnight. ISABEL INFANTES / AFP

Demonstrators calling themselved 'Aged Agitators' wear the climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion's logo on their heads as they demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in central London, on October 7, 2019. Extinction Rebellion has scheduled non-violent protests chiefly in Europe, North America and Australia over the next fortnight. ISABEL INFANTES / AFP

A protestor (L) takes part in a demonstration called by climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion, in front of the lobby of the building where the Bayer-Monsanto office is located in Buenos Aires on October 7, 2019. The year-old group Extinction Rebellion has energised a global movement demanding governments drastically cut the carbon emissions that scientists have shown to cause devastating climate change. RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP
Environmental activists participate in a die-in during a rally for action against climate change in the Financial District October 7, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP
The group 'Extinction Rebellion' has organized protests and sit-ins around the globe today to push for action against climate change. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP
Environmental activists participate in a die-in during a rally for action against climate change in the Financial District October 7, 2019 in New York City. The group 'Extinction Rebellion' has organized protests and sit-ins around the globe today to push for action against climate change. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP D
Extinction Rebellion has scheduled non-violent protests chiefly in Europe, North America and Australia over the next fortnight. Ben STANSALL / AFP
French Gendarmes stand ready as protesters sit on the ground to block the Pont au Change bridge during a demonstration called by climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion, on October 7, 2019 in front of the Conciergerie in Paris. AFP
In Madrid, three protesters were arrested for "resistance and disobedience to authority", according to the national police, after several hundred people cut the traffic and participated in a sit-in protest. Meticulously dressed up to represent a range of natural disasters - "desertification", "floods", "fires" - nearly 200 young protesters gathered in front of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, where some of them set up tents with the intention to camp. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP
Climate change activists from the group Extinction Rebellion sit atop a temporary wooden structure as they demonstrate on Lambeth Bridge in central London, on October 7, 2019. Extinction Rebellion has scheduled non-violent protests chiefly in Europe, North America and Australia over the next fortnight. ISABEL INFANTES / AFP
Demonstrators calling themselved 'Aged Agitators' wear the climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion's logo on their heads as they demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in central London, on October 7, 2019. Extinction Rebellion has scheduled non-violent protests chiefly in Europe, North America and Australia over the next fortnight. ISABEL INFANTES / AFP
A protestor (L) takes part in a demonstration called by climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion, in front of the lobby of the building where the Bayer-Monsanto office is located in Buenos Aires on October 7, 2019. The year-old group Extinction Rebellion has energised a global movement demanding governments drastically cut the carbon emissions that scientists have shown to cause devastating climate change. RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP
A protestor (L) takes part in a demonstration called by climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion, in front of the lobby of the building where the Bayer-Monsanto office is located in Buenos Aires on October 7, 2019. The year-old group Extinction Rebellion has energised a global movement demanding governments drastically cut the carbon emissions that scientists have shown to cause devastating climate change. RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP
Environmental activists participate in a die-in during a rally for action against climate change in the Financial District October 7, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP
Environmental activists participate in a die-in during a rally for action against climate change in the Financial District October 7, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP
The group 'Extinction Rebellion' has organized protests and sit-ins around the globe today to push for action against climate change. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP
The group 'Extinction Rebellion' has organized protests and sit-ins around the globe today to push for action against climate change. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP
Environmental activists participate in a die-in during a rally for action against climate change in the Financial District October 7, 2019 in New York City. The group 'Extinction Rebellion' has organized protests and sit-ins around the globe today to push for action against climate change. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP D
Environmental activists participate in a die-in during a rally for action against climate change in the Financial District October 7, 2019 in New York City. The group 'Extinction Rebellion' has organized protests and sit-ins around the globe today to push for action against climate change. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP D
Extinction Rebellion has scheduled non-violent protests chiefly in Europe, North America and Australia over the next fortnight. Ben STANSALL / AFP
Extinction Rebellion has scheduled non-violent protests chiefly in Europe, North America and Australia over the next fortnight. Ben STANSALL / AFP
French Gendarmes stand ready as protesters sit on the ground to block the Pont au Change bridge during a demonstration called by climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion, on October 7, 2019 in front of the Conciergerie in Paris. AFP
French Gendarmes stand ready as protesters sit on the ground to block the Pont au Change bridge during a demonstration called by climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion, on October 7, 2019 in front of the Conciergerie in Paris. AFP
In Madrid, three protesters were arrested for "resistance and disobedience to authority", according to the national police, after several hundred people cut the traffic and participated in a sit-in protest. Meticulously dressed up to represent a range of natural disasters - "desertification", "floods", "fires" - nearly 200 young protesters gathered in front of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, where some of them set up tents with the intention to camp. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP
In Madrid, three protesters were arrested for "resistance and disobedience to authority", according to the national police, after several hundred people cut the traffic and participated in a sit-in protest. Meticulously dressed up to represent a range of natural disasters - "desertification", "floods", "fires" - nearly 200 young protesters gathered in front of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, where some of them set up tents with the intention to camp. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP
Climate change activists from the group Extinction Rebellion sit atop a temporary wooden structure as they demonstrate on Lambeth Bridge in central London, on October 7, 2019. Extinction Rebellion has scheduled non-violent protests chiefly in Europe, North America and Australia over the next fortnight. ISABEL INFANTES / AFP
Climate change activists from the group Extinction Rebellion sit atop a temporary wooden structure as they demonstrate on Lambeth Bridge in central London, on October 7, 2019. Extinction Rebellion has scheduled non-violent protests chiefly in Europe, North America and Australia over the next fortnight. ISABEL INFANTES / AFP
Demonstrators calling themselved 'Aged Agitators' wear the climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion's logo on their heads as they demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in central London, on October 7, 2019. Extinction Rebellion has scheduled non-violent protests chiefly in Europe, North America and Australia over the next fortnight. ISABEL INFANTES / AFP
Demonstrators calling themselved 'Aged Agitators' wear the climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion's logo on their heads as they demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in central London, on October 7, 2019. Extinction Rebellion has scheduled non-violent protests chiefly in Europe, North America and Australia over the next fortnight. ISABEL INFANTES / AFP
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