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Thunberg, Extinction Rebellion Target Norges Bank and DNB in Oslo Protests

The actions form a ten‑day push to influence the Sept. 8 election by challenging fossil‑fuel finance plus sovereign‑fund investments linked by activists to alleged abuses.

Overview

  • Activists temporarily blocked access to the Bank of Norway in Oslo and occupied DNB’s entrance hall.
  • They demanded the central bank divest holdings via the sovereign wealth fund in firms they say back Israel’s policies, while urging DNB to quit financing fossil‑fuel expansion.
  • Oslo police said most protesters were moved on and reported no arrests, after about sixteen briefly entered DNB’s premises.
  • More than a hundred people, including Greta Thunberg, joined the demonstrations as part of Extinction Rebellion’s coordinated civil disobedience.
  • The bank actions follow a 36‑hour blockade of the Mongstad oil refinery, with organizers planning further steps during the campaign period.