Thousands of people took to the streets of various cities Europe According to Agence France-Presse, Australia and Australia are angry about the new Covid restrictions imposed in response to the re-epidemic pandemic.
The Dutch police faced the second night of riots-this time in The Hague -After the violence in the port city of Rotterdam the previous night.
Clashes broke out after a day of mostly peaceful protests elsewhere in the area Netherlands, The mob threw stones and fireworks at the police, and set fire to the bicycle. Several people were arrested.
Europe is battling a new wave of infections. Several countries have tightened containment measures. Austria announced on Friday that it will implement a partial blockade across the country — the most severe restriction in Western Europe in months.
this Netherlands Partial lockdown was re-entered last Saturday, and at least three weeks of restrictions were imposed. It is now planned to prohibit people who have not been vaccinated from entering certain places, the so-called 2G option.
Thousands of protesters are angry at the latest measures gathered there Amsterdam. Another thousand people marched through the southern city Breda Near the Belgian border, banners with slogans such as “No Blockade” were held.
Organizers said they opposed Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s plan to exclude unvaccinated people from bars and restaurants.
“People want to live, that’s why we are here,” said organizer Joost Eras.
But “we are not thugs. We came calmly,” he said, far from the chaos of Rotterdam the night before. The police said they fired warnings and targeted shots at the same time, and used water cannons.
exist Austria, Approximately 40,000 people protested in the center of Vienna near the Chancellery in response to the call of the far-right FPO party.
They held high banners condemning the “corona dictatorship” and attacking the “social division”.
“It is abnormal for the government to deny us our rights,” said Katarina Gierscher, a 42-year-old teacher who spent six hours attending the rally.
Some protesters wore a yellow star with the words “not vaccinated” on it, a tribute to the Star of David that many Jews were forced to wear during the Nazi era.
Austrian Minister of the Interior Karl Nehammer expressed his anger, saying in a statement that it “insulted the millions of victims of the Nazi dictatorship and their families”.
Beginning Monday, 8.9 million Austrians will not be allowed to leave their homes except for going to work, buying necessities and exercising. The restriction will initially last for 20 days and will be evaluated after 10 days.
From February 1 next year, the Alpine countries will be compulsory inoculation of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Thousands also marched in the Croatian capital Zagreb In Denmark, about 1,000 people protested the government’s plan to restore work permits for civil servants.
“Danish freedom,” some marchers shouted at a rally. Copenhagen Organized by radical men in black, they believe that Covid-19 is just a “scam.”
In Australia, about 10,000 people marched Sydney Protests have also taken place in other major cities against the national authorities’ implementation of vaccine regulations for certain occupations.
“In Australia, a fanatical cult manages our health bureaucracy, and they say it can” vaccinate children. Right-wing politician Craig Kelly expressed a warm cheer to the crowd in Sydney.
On Saturday, France sent dozens of elite troops to its Caribbean islands. Guadeloupe After a night of arson and looting in overseas territories, despite a new curfew.
