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Singapore investigates solo climate protesters, after online photos of them waving signs
- Because of coronavirus, teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has called on climate campaigners to post photos of themselves striking with a sign
- But in Singapore it is illegal to demonstrate without police permission, and two people who posted pictures of their placards are now under investigation
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Singapore police are investigating two people who allegedly staged solo climate demonstrations without first getting official permission, in contravention of the city state’s tough laws against protests.
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Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg’s “Fridays for Future” strikes have seen students worldwide abandon classrooms, as they call on adults to commit to saving the environment.
As the coronavirus crisis escalated, she has called on climate campaigners to avoid mass protests, and instead post photos of themselves striking with a sign and use the #fridaysforfuture and #schoolstrike4climate hashtags.
But in tightly-controlled Singapore, where it is illegal for even a single person to demonstrate without getting police permission, two people are now under investigation after photos circulated of them waving signs.
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Police received a report about photos posted on Facebook last month of an 18-year-old woman holding placards that read “PLANET OVER PROFIT”, “SCHOOL STRIKE 4 CLIMATE” and “ExxonMobil KILLS KITTENS&PUPPIES”.
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