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Greta Thunberg released from custody after arrest at UK pro-Palestinian protest
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 23, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
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2 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Greta Thunberg was arrested in London during a pro-Palestinian protest and later released. The protest targeted a building linked to Elbit Systems.
LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was released from custody after being arrested on Tuesday in London at a pro-Palestinian protest, police said.
UK-based campaign group Prisoners for Palestine said Thunberg was earlier arrested under the Terrorism Act for holding a sign that said "I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide". The British government has proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist group.
City of London Police said Thunberg had been bailed until March.
Police said earlier two other people had been arrested for throwing red paint at a building. A spokesperson said 22-year-old woman later attended the scene and was arrested for displaying a placard in support of a proscribed organisation.
Prisoners for Palestine, which supports some detained activists who have gone on hunger strike, said the building had been targeted because it was used by an insurance firm which they said provided services to the British arm of Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems.
The insurance company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Thunberg, 22, became prominent after staging weekly climate protests in front of the Swedish parliament in 2018.
Last year, she was cleared of a public order offence in Britain as a judge ruled police had no power to arrest her and others at a protest in London the year before.
She was detained along with 478 people and expelled by Israel in October after joining an activist convoy of vessels, the Global Sumud Flotilla, that attempted to reach Gaza with aid supplies. Israel has consistently denied genocide allegations.
(Reporting by Muvija M and Sam Tabahriti; Editing by Kate Holton and Alison Williams)
The Terrorism Act is legislation that allows law enforcement to take action against individuals suspected of terrorism-related activities, including arrest and detention.
Bail is a legal mechanism that allows a person arrested for a crime to be released from custody, typically under specific conditions, until their court appearance.
A public order offence refers to a crime that disrupts public peace or safety, such as violent protests or riots.
A campaign group is an organization that advocates for a specific cause or issue, often using public demonstrations, lobbying, and awareness campaigns to influence policy.
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