Climate activist Greta Thunberg has expressed solidarity with Baloch Protestors who had to face police brutality on Wednesday night after marching to Islamabad.

Taking to X, Thunberg tagged the female leader of the march Mehrang Baloch, and condemned Islamabad Police for detaining, torturing, and disrupting peaceful protestors. “Climate justice activists all over the world stand in solidarity with Mehrang Baloch and other peaceful protesters who have been detained, tortured and disrupted by Islamabad police for protesting against human rights abuses in Balochistan.”

Climate justice activists all over the world stand in solidarity with @MahrangBaloch_ and other peaceful protesters who have been detained, tortured and disrupted by Islamabad police for protesting against human rights abuses in Balochistan.#MarchAgainstBalochGenocide

— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) December 22, 2023

Islamabad Police is being slammed for using baton charges, water cannons, and arrests to deter the protestors. However, the response by the police under Greta’s post enraged many.

The official handle of the police stated, “There is no evidence of any injured persons at all.”

Respected! There is no evidence of any injured persons at all.

— Islamabad Police (@ICT_Police) December 22, 2023

To this people started sharing the pictures and videos of police assaulting the protestors as proof.

If so what is this? pic.twitter.com/DwvXeIRadw

— Alok Bhatt (@alok_bhatt) December 22, 2023

Thank you for raising your voice! Indeed they have been tortured and harassed. pic.twitter.com/7NcLVtHACb

— Areej Khan (@beingareej) December 22, 2023

A user responded sarcastically, “Dear Islamabad Police, Greta doesn’t watch Pakistani TV channels.”

Dear Islamabad Police
Greta doesn't watch Pakistani tv channels.
Regards

— AzadKhan (@AzadKhanPTI) December 22, 2023

hahaha, Chillar sb, she is not Pakistani, and this is not kashmir highway or D chowk, She is a foreigner and this is twitter, You can’t gas light her like this. She will come up with evidence on this forum to embarrass you in front of the whole world.

— Abbas Khan (@abbaskh87) December 23, 2023

Baloch protesters are on roads demanding the release of all “missing persons” and an end to “extrajudicial killings” in Balochistan under the leadership of activist Dr Mahrang Baloch and Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).