Berlin, Germany - "Berlin police broke up a mass protest against coronavirus curbs on Saturday and arrested 300 in the German capital after demonstrators failed to keep their distance and wear masks as instructed. Around 38,000 protesters gathered for events across the city and police reported pockets of unrest, as infections rise in Europe and public frustration at measures to contain the virus grows. Similar events took place in Paris, London and elsewhere on Saturday." (Canoe.com)
Read more: https://canoe.com/news/world/berlin-police-arrest-300-disband-protest-against-coronavirus-curbs
London, England - "Thousands descended on central London today as part of a protest organised to 'expose the truth about Covid and lockdown'. Sizeable crowds were pictured demonstrating in the English capital for the “Unite for Freedom” rally which called for an “end to government lies” and an end to all lockdown restrictions in place across the country.... Few, if any, protestors wore masks, while there were several homemade signs featuring anti-lockdown slogans like 'masks are muzzles' and 'new normal = new facism.' One appealed for "freedom over fear" while another called on the public to 'find courage' and 'Take back freedom.
"The [London] protests came exactly a week on from similar demonstrations in Dublin, where hundreds gathered to call for an end to the Irish government's strict lockdown rules. Protestors in Ireland were also opposed to the mandatory wearing of face masks on public transport and the introduction of hand sanitiser stations in shops." (Irish Times)
Paris, France - "In Paris, up to 300 protesters marched against the government decision to make mask wearing compulsory in all public areas.... Protesters in the French capital, some waving placards stating "Stop the lies", were quickly surrounded by police who handed out 135 euro fines to those not wearing masks." (Euronews)
Read more: https://www.euronews.com/2020/08/29/thousands-of-anti-corona-protesters-flood-berlin
Zurich, Switzerland - "On Saturday, around one thousand people took to the streets of Zurich to protest against government rules aimed at slowing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to RTS. Under the slogan 'Zurück in die Freiheit' (Back to Freedom) protest organisers drew an eclectic group of people together at Zurich’s Helvetiaplatz to protest against compulsory mask wearing rules and the possibility of compulsory vaccination against the virus in the future." (le News)
Read more: https://lenews.ch/2020/08/31/coronavirus-protests-against-covid-19-measures-in-zurich/
Ottawa, Canada - "Hundreds of protestors wearing raincoats, but not facemasks gathered on Parliament Hill on Saturday to demand an end to government-imposed rules designed to limit the spread of COVID-19. The protest was organized by a group called 'The Line." It bills itself as a 'leaderless movement' formed to defend constitutional rights and freedoms.... The group obtained a permit for its all-day protest, and Ottawa police reported no arrests." (Ottawa Citizen)
Melbourne, Australia - "Several anti-lockdown protesters have been arrested in Melbourne after clashing with police over the weekend. Three protesters, a 17-year-old boy and two other men, aged 18 and 22, were arrested on Sunday during what they called a Freedom March'.... Dozens of demonstrators, who were mostly young men, were chased through the streets of Broadmeadows by officers."
Kelowna, B.C., Canada - "Over 160 people gathered in Kelowna [British Columbia] for a rally, protesting the public health orders and restrictions in place, during the COVID-19 pandemic. They say Canadians’ rights and freedoms are being taken away by the government." (Global News)
Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/7306224/rally-held-to-protest-covid-19-restrictions-in-kelowna/
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