On Monday evening, thousands took to the streets in several German cities to demonstrate against the Corona measures. Prohibitions and rules are deliberately disregarded.
Rostock / Erfurt – Thousands of people protested against Corona measures in German cities on Monday evening.
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania alone, around 7,000 people took part in at least twelve cities, some of which were not registered, of which around 2900 were in Rostock. The protest was directed primarily against a possible compulsory vaccination, but in many places there were also complaints about a division in society due to the restrictions.
According to the police, around 6,000 people across the country protested against the corona measures at 26 gatherings in Thuringia. For the most part, it was illegal gatherings, said a spokesman. Seven officers were injured, one of whom was no longer fit for duty.
Injured police officers in Mannheim
In Mannheim, too, despite a ban, according to police estimates, up to 2,000 people, mostly without masks and without any distance, roamed the city. Around 800 of them managed to get into the center. It was only when the police gathered very strong forces that the situation gradually calmed down. Six police officers were injured in the course of the evening.
Around 3,500 people gathered in Magdeburg and around 500 in Gummersbach in North Rhine-Westphalia. In Saxony, the police took action against protests in several places in the evening: In Freiberg, the police rounded up around 100 people near a supermarket parking lot before they stopped the protesters A police spokesman said that it was not possible to determine who was a participant or customer of the markets due to the proximity to the shops. In Dresden, the police counted around 100 protesters in the city center.
Concern about increasing radicalization
Protests by opponents of government measures to combat corona are sometimes registered and requirements are met. In some cases, however, prohibitions and rules are deliberately disregarded. Politicians, police and intelligence agencies recently expressed concern about radicalization, especially among protesters who were already extremist. According to experts, right-wing extremist groups are involved in the protests and have been mobilizing against migration and state structures for years. In recent weeks, journalists have been repeatedly insulted and attacked during such protests. dpa
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