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Swedish court fines Greta Thunberg for defying police at climate protest

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is carried away by police officers after she took part in a climate protest in Oljehamnen in Malmo, Sweden on July 24, 2023. © Andreas Hillergren, AFP

A Swedish court on Monday fined climate activist Greta Thunberg for disobeying police during an environmental protest at an oil facility last month.

Thunberg, 20, admitted to the facts but denied guilt, saying the fight against the fossil fuel industry was a form of self-defense due to the existential and global threat of the climate crisis.

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