From the first to the 8th of June ,there was camps in Rostock, Redderich and Wichmansdorf of “The Anti-G8-Alliance for a revolutionary perspectiveâ€.
The German special troops have applied water-cannons and tear gas against demonstrators in the German city Rostock, which protested against summit of ” the big eight ” which pass on June, 6-8th in Heiligendamm.
About 100 thousand person on Saturday , June 2nd ,have taken part in anti-global demonstrations in the North German city Rostock against the summit of ” the big eight ” in Germany. According to all available information, wounds have received about 150 policemen, 18 from them are hospitalized.
Excitements in Rostock have begun in the morning on June, 2nd and grown in the afternoon in rough collisions among protesters and police. The local court has already forbidden carrying out of any actions in radius of 10 km around of a place of the summit.
Members of so-called ” the black block ” - it is extremist parts of anti-globalisation protesters - have thrown on the guards packages with a paint, empty bottles, petards and decanters with a combustible liquid , and that became the reason of small fires. In city, have been, for good safety , strapped the strengthened orders of 5000 policemen.
To city centre there have passed two columns of demonstrators. They in hands had banners
” We - not terrorists, we dream of the best world “,
” Stop global warming “.
On a road sign pointing the way to Heiligendamm was taped a sign saying
“Evil Empire!!!!”
Above heads of demonstrators - two huge air spheres in the form of thawing snowballs which symbolized ” horrors of global warming “. Demonstrators in ” suits of pigs ” protested against the upholding of animals in cages.
Opponents of the summit have arrived to city by trains and buses from different areas of Germany and from a foreign countries. In vicinities of Rostock they have set up numerous tents. All nearby campings are over flown. In each of campings is 5-8 thousand persons . Many people do not find a place and leave on spending the night for campings of the next cities Bud-Doberan and Reddelih, and in the morning again arrive to Rostock for participation in protest actions.
In second half of day on Saturday, June 2nd ,according to ITAR-TASS, the maximum administrative court of the federal state Mecklenburg, which accepts the summit of ” the big eight ” in Heiligendamm, has forbidden carrying out of protest actions in radius up to 10 kilometers from a place of a meeting of leaders of the leading industrial countries of the world. That cancels the decision of administrative court of city of the Schwerin which has decided earlier, that demonstrations of anti-globalisation protesters can not pass more than 200 meters close from a 12-kilometer fence of the safety which have surrounded resort Heiligendamm.
Anti-globalisation protesters have declared the protest, having expressed opinion, that actions of authorities are incompatible with the Constitution. And Minister of Internal Affairs of the federal state Brandenburg - Jorg Schenbom has supported a judicial verdict. He has specified, that in protest actions can take part up to 100 thousand people, carrying out of demonstrations even on removal from a place of the summit can lead to unpredictable consequences. And in fact ,among demonstrators ,there will be also the persons ready to violence, minister has highlighted.
On June 6th and 7th , militant moods do not cease and around of a place where passes the summit. anti-globalisation protesters do not leave check points in a so-called safety zone. On June, 5th opponents of globalization have blocked two highways and the railway. To get in Heiligendamm it was possible only by the helicopter.
While leaders of the countries of ” the Big eight†negotiated, and their spouses - pit-a-pat with forks and went sightseeing, anti-globalisation protesters tried to break the summit. However, generally, from their activity journalists have suffered. The main trouble was in impossibility to reach somewhere: anti-globalisation protesters have blocked roads. That not especially concerned leaders of G-8,: for them have been predetermined helicopters. Journalists have appeared in less favorable position.
Much more abruptly all has appeared on Wednesday morning. anti-globalisation protesters have blocked practically all roads. On some sites the police even has exposed ,from both parties of a roadside , a cars — that protesters have not broken. However, automobile of press photographers, who have left on a meeting of leaders earlier, the same have undergone to an attack. Demonstrators who, probably, in advance have dragged of ,from nearest forest ,a trunks with branches, in some minutes have thrown out them on road, have poured with gasoline and set fire to it . Collisions with a fire, fortunately, have been avoided, cars have started up to move.
Policemen on actions of demonstrators, it is necessary to tell, reacted languidly. And anti-globalisation protesters amazed with organization. In camps are available warm sleeping bags, and even tents with beer. By the way, there are two kinds of anti-globalisation: the first put on wigs and wearing like hippies, dance under shower with which they are watered, from time to time ,by policemen, in general, behave peacefully enough. The second –attacks and partition off roads. And the first approve, that the last have no approach to their movement.
On Wednesday, anti-globalisation protesters, trying to block the roads leading to a place of the summit of leaders G8, have wounded eight policemen. According to the press-secretary of police, in officers have been thrown stones.
The police has applied water cannons to push aside the demonstrators, who tried to come directly to a place of the summit in Heiligendamm.
Anti-globalisation protesters have managed to block the railway ,on which to the summit ,should transport journalists. The railway connects a place of the summit with the media center located within several kilometers.
Organizers have tried to bring journalists by the sea, but the crowd of protesters cut off this way also. On Thursday, June 7th, they attacked place of the summit not only from a land, but also from the sea. Two inflatable motor boats of activists of “Green Peace” have managed to come nearer to coast in area of holding the summit. Boats of a coast guard have arranged a chase of them. One of them ran into a boat of “greens”. Three “Green Peace” activists and one policeman were received easy wounds. Also on Thursday several thousand person continued to block the roads leading to protecting constructions around a place of the summit. More than 50 participants of protest actions have been arrested.
In the nearby city of Rostock, has passed rock -concert ,which ,by plan of organizers, should draw attention from participants of a summit to problems of the African countries. Approximately 70,000 people attended a protest concert staged by Bob Geldof and Bono Vox ,the vocalist of group U2 . The rock stars have reminded leaders of “eight” of their promise to increase the help to developing countries, given two years ago at the summit in Scotland.
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