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Coverage dated November 1, 2022

Climate activists get a month in prison for Vermeer protest

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Two Belgian activists who targeted Johannes Vermeer's iconic "Girl with a Pearl Earring" painting in a climate protest last

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    Climate activists get a month in prison for Vermeer protest (opens MyNorthwest)

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    THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Two Belgian activists who targeted Johannes Vermeer's iconic "Girl with a Pearl Earring" painting in a climate protest last

  2. The Washington Free Beacon

    Climate Activists Who Glued Themselves to Famous Dutch Painting Sentenced to Prison (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    AMSTERDAM (Reuters)—Two Belgian climate change activists who last week targeted the famous Johannes Vermeer painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" have been sentenced to two months in prison by the Dutch court, of which one month was suspended.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Climate activists who targeted Vermeer sentenced to prison – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Two Belgian activists who threw soup on 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' have been given short jail terms by a Dutch court. This was the third such incident involving famous European artworks in recent weeks.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Belgian climate activists to serve 1 month in prison for targeting Vermeer painting (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Two Belgian activists who targeted Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" in a climate protest last week have been sentenced to two months in prison, with prosecutors saying their action "crossed a line" of acceptable protest.

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