The <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/07/07/inside-corporate-war-engulfing-ben-jerrys-activist-agenda/">co-founder of Ben &amp; Jerry’s</a> has been arrested in Washington during a protest against the prosecution of Julian Assange.

Ben Cohen, who co-founded the ice cream brand with his friend Jerry Greenfield in 1977, was arrested by police for blocking the entrance to the Department of Justice (DOJ) building on Thursday.&nbsp;

It is the latest headache for Unilever, which owns Ben &amp; Jerry’s, <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/07/03/unilever-war-sponsor-ukraine-government/">which was named “an international sponsor of war”</a> by the Ukrainian government on Monday.

The company, which also owns Marmite, Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Dove, was accused by Ukrainian veterans of “contributing hundreds of millions in tax revenues to a state which is killing civilians”.

Ben Cohen arrested in latest headache for parent company Unilever{ai:summary}<p>Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's arrested protesting against Assange's prosecution. Ben Cohen blocked DOJ entrance. Unilever faces backlash as Ukrainian government labels it "international sponsor of war." #politics</p>

Ben & Jerry's co-founder arrested during Julian Assange protest

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