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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Tom Ambrose

Greta Thunberg banned from Venice after activists dye Grand Canal bright green in protest

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was banned from Venice for 48 hours and fined £132 after she and fellow Extinction Rebellion activists dyed the Grand Canal green in a protest over the weekend.

Thirty-five other activists received the same punishment. The activists said they used an environmentally harmless dye to draw attention to the “massive effects of climate collapse.”

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