UK climate activists in court after throwing soup at Van Gogh painting 15.10.2022

Deutsche Welle | Oct 15, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • Two women, aged 20 and 21, appeared in court on Saturday to face charges of criminal damage after they threw tomato soup at one of Vincent van Gogh’s paintings at the National Gallery in London.
  • A third woman was charged for dousing paint on a sign at the New Scotland Yard headquarters of London’s Metropolitan Police.
  • The women were part of the climate activist group Just Stop Oil that has been demanding the UK government put a stop to new oil and gas projects.