{"id":11947,"date":"2020-08-30T06:39:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T04:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwehle.eu\/wp\/?p=11947"},"modified":"2020-08-30T06:40:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T04:40:13","slug":"the-bbc-brings-you-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wehle.ee\/wp\/?p=11947","title":{"rendered":"The BBC Brings You the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Added by Post\/Page Specific Custom Code plugin, thank you for using! -->\n<style>.post-11947 {\r\nfont-family: sans-serif;\r\n}<\/style>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-53959552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\"><strong>Police in Berlin have arrested 300 demonstrators during protests against Germany&#8217;s coronavirus restrictions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some 38,000 people took to the streets in the city for mostly peaceful demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>About 200 people were arrested at one rally, which the authorities blamed on right-wing agitators who were said to have thrown rocks and bottles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\" style=\"font-size: larger;\">What happened in Germany?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Police ordered one group near the Brandenburg Gate to disperse for flouting safety rules, then arrested 200 after rocks and bottles were thrown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8222;Unfortunately, we have no other option,&#8220; Berlin police said on Twitter. &#8222;All the measures taken so far have not led to compliance with the conditions.&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Protesters were closely packed in places, and sat together on the ground at one point.<\/p>\n<p>A second group of about 30,000 met peacefully close by to hear speeches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Mr Geisel said people protesting outside the Russian Embassy on Unter den Linden were &#8222;right-wing extremists&#8220; and that seven police officers had been injured.<\/p>\n<p>Some protesters then broke through a cordon at the Reichstag building and were dispersed by police using pepper spray.<\/p>\n<p>German news site Deutsche Welle reported that flags and T-shirts supporting the far right could be seen among the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The demonstration to the west of the Gate at the Victory Column was organised by the Stuttgart-based movement Querdenken 711 (or Lateral Thinking 711). The group has more than 16,000 followers on Facebook and communicates largely through encrypted messaging service Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>It believes that coronavirus regulations infringe on basic rights and freedoms enshrined in Germany&#8217;s constitution and wants them to be lifted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Participants also included families and children. Some people have said they just want the right to protest.<\/p>\n<p>One demonstrator, Stefan, a 43-year-old Berlin resident, told Agence France-Presse: &#8222;I&#8217;m not an extreme right-wing sympathiser, I&#8217;m here to defend our fundamental freedoms.&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Counter-protests against the main march also took place, with about 100 people at one rally. &#8222;You are marching with Nazis and Fascists,&#8220; shouted some participants, according to broadcaster RBB.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC: Police in Berlin have arrested 300 demonstrators during protests against Germany&#8217;s coronavirus restrictions. Some 38,000 people took to the streets in the city for mostly peaceful demonstrations. 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