“Last generation” blocked traffic on the Eastern Freeway: 31 arrests

The Interior Ministry announced this in the afternoon. “Both the people arrested and the other participants in these disruptive actions are threatened with severe penalties due to the offenses committed,” the ministry said in a statement. There have been around 200 arrests since the beginning of the year.

• Read from the archive: New climate blockades in Vienna

With Friday’s 31 arrests, there have been a total of 975 arrests of climate activists since the beginning of 2023. In order to maintain public order and security, disruptive demonstrations that cause significant disruption are regularly banned by the authorities and stopped by the police, according to the Interior Ministry.

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