Thousands of opponents of the Corona measures on the streets again
Created: 2022-01-17Updated: 2022-01-17, 10:55 p.m
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On Monday evening, several thousand people in Baden-Württemberg took to the streets against state corona measures.
In Rottweil, about 1,400 demonstrators took part in an undeclared march through the city, a police spokesman said.
A group of about 30 Fasnets whippers stopped them briefly in an alley.
Stuttgart – In Ravensburg and Friedrichshafen, more than 1,000 people each took part in unregistered meetings.
In Wangen im Allgäu there were about 700.
In Ulm there was an action with over 1000 demonstrators on the Münsterplatz and a much smaller counter-demo.
Several hundred people also joined a protest action in Heidenheim.
According to the information, it remained largely peaceful everywhere.
In Mannheim and Freiburg, where the police had also expected the Corona opponents to meet, it remained quiet.
Only 150 demonstrators met in Mannheim, in Freiburg itself there was initially no action.
Around 400 people came together in Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar district to protest against the restrictions imposed by the Corona policy.
There were also several hundred in Wiesloch and Heidelberg.
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In Schopfheim in the Lörrach district, around 600 people took part in a registered "We are democracy" rally called for by the local branches of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, Freie Wahler, the CDU and the SPD to demonstrate for democracy and the rule of law .
Opponents of the Corona policy have been taking to the streets in many places for weeks.
They don't always announce the demonstrations.
On Monday last week, more than 50,000 people were out and about expressing their opinion on Corona policy.
Numerous cities have banned unannounced protests, which have become known as "walks."
Over the weekend, around 23,700 people took to the streets at 44 meetings, including four counter-demonstrations.
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