Greta Thunberg released on bail after arrest at pro-Palestinian protest in London

By Reuters 23 December 2025, 6:43 pm

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A handout photograph released by Prisoners for Palestine in London on December 23, 2025, shows Swedish activist Greta Thunberg before her arrest by police officers outside the offices of Aspen Insurance at Plantation Place at a protest in support of Palestine Action hunger strikers. (AFP/Prisoners for Palestine/Handout)

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is released from custody after being arrested today in London at a pro-Palestinian protest, police say.

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 say Thunberg has been bailed until March.

Police said earlier that two other people had been arrested for throwing red paint at a building. A spokesperson said that a 22-year-old woman — Thunberg — later attended the scene and was arrested for displaying a placard in support of a proscribed organization.