Germany – Thousands of anti-lockdown protesters hit the streets in Berlin on Sunday.
The Stuttgart-based “Querdenker” group was banned from protesting, but they defied authorities and took to the streets to protest Covid lockdowns and ‘health passports.’
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According to AP, 600 people were detained.
Police beat and pepper-sprayed anti-lockdown protesters who marched from Berlin’s Charlottenburg neighborhood through Tiergarten park to the Brandenburg Gate.
Germany requires a Covid passport to show proof of vaccination or negative Covid test in order to do many activities such as dine indoors, stay at a hotel or go to a nightclub.
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Bodycheck, Faust und Pfefferspray. Konsequentes Vorgehen der Polizei gegen #Querdenken in Berlin. #b0108 @WELT pic.twitter.com/ABs6XJgqxR
— Martin Heller (@Ma_Heller) August 1, 2021
A police officer was seen violently pushing a boy because he was trying to help his mother.
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Berlin, this cop is hitting a little boy in the head for worrying about his mom. ?? pic.twitter.com/3RQNKwzzbu
— Willow (@Willow__Bella) August 1, 2021
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